Buch, Englisch, Band 11, 345 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 581 g
Reading Michèle Roberts and Angela Carter
Buch, Englisch, Band 11, 345 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 581 g
Reihe: GENUS: Gender in Modern Culture
ISBN: 978-90-420-2531-8
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi
“When I became a feminist in 1968, I felt that I’d come home: the first home I ever had that was feminine. And it was very wild and theatrical and erotic, the early feminism.” (Michèle Roberts)
Angela Carter and Michèle Roberts share a keen interest in gender and sexual identity, but many of their topics seem to mark them as opposites: Roberts’s fascination with the impact of religion, motherhood and autobiography on female identity covers areas that Carter shuns in her writings. In reading these two authors parallel and in contrast to each other, this monograph follows a triple objective: it provides a comprehensive critical introduction to the works of Roberts, explores aspects of Carter’s work that have not yet been analyzed sufficiently (religion, motherhood, and masculinity), and uses both authors to explore motifs and strategies of feminist writing. The analyses of both authors’ works are supplemented by close readings of a wide range of theoretical perspectives (especially French feminism and psychoanalysis) and concise theoretical outlines of the topics covered (radical feminism, religion, motherhood and fatherhood, masculinity, fairy tales, romances and chick lit, and history and auto/biography).
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Feminismus, Feministische Theorie
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatursoziologie, Gender Studies
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturkritik: Hermeneutik und Interpretation
Weitere Infos & Material
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: The Pleasure of the Feminist Text
Exploring/Challenging Radical Feminism(s)
Feminism and Faith – Feminist Faith?
Mothers, Fathers, Couples – Negotiating Intimate Relationships
Writing Masculinities
Popular Genres: Sexy Fairy Tales, Feminist Romances, Chick Lit
History and Auto/Biography
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index