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Feminist Narrative and the Supernatural
The Function of Fantastic Devices in Seven Recent Novels
Taschenbuch von Katherine J Weese
Sprache: Englisch

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Women authors have explored fantasy fiction in ways that connect with feminist narrative theories, as examined here by Katherine J. Weese in seven modern novels. These include Margaret Atwood's Lady Oracle, Iris Murdoch's The Sea, the Sea, Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping, Carol Shields's The Stone Diaries, Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible, and Toni Morrison's Beloved and Paradise. The fantastic devices highlight various feminist narrative concerns such as the authority of the female voice, the implications of narrative form for gender construction, revisions to traditional genre conventions by women writers, and the recovery of alternative versions of stories suppressed by dominant historical narratives. Weese also frames the fantastic elements in the scope of traditional fictional structure. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Women authors have explored fantasy fiction in ways that connect with feminist narrative theories, as examined here by Katherine J. Weese in seven modern novels. These include Margaret Atwood's Lady Oracle, Iris Murdoch's The Sea, the Sea, Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping, Carol Shields's The Stone Diaries, Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible, and Toni Morrison's Beloved and Paradise. The fantastic devices highlight various feminist narrative concerns such as the authority of the female voice, the implications of narrative form for gender construction, revisions to traditional genre conventions by women writers, and the recovery of alternative versions of stories suppressed by dominant historical narratives. Weese also frames the fantastic elements in the scope of traditional fictional structure. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Über den Autor
Katherine J. Weese is an English professor at Hampden-Sydney College. Her articles on the fantastic and feminist fiction have appeared in Journal of Narrative Theory, Modern Fiction Studies, Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts and Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction: Theories of the Fantastic and Feminist Narrative Theory-An Intersection

PART I. GOTHIC FICTIONS AND THE FANTASTIC

1. The Novel Weapon: Gender and Genre in Iris Murdoch's The Sea, the Sea

2. From "The Lady of Shalott" to "Lady Lazarus": Margaret Atwood's Lady Oracle

PART II. GHOSTLY NARRATORS AND NARRATIVE VOICE

3. Narration from Beyond the Grave in Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping

4. The "Invisible" Woman: Narrative Strategies in Carol Shields's The Stone Diaries

PART III. THE HISTORICAL NOVEL AND THE FANTASTIC

5. "The Eyes in the Trees": Transculturation and Magic Realism in Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible

6. Telling Beloved's Story

7. The Gospel According to Consolata: Alternative Christianities and Toni Morrison's Paradise

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index
Details
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 236
ISBN-13: 9780786436156
ISBN-10: 0786436158
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Weese, Katherine J
Redaktion: Sullivan III, C W
Hersteller: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Katherine J Weese
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.2008
Gewicht: 0,349 kg
preigu-id: 108599811
Über den Autor
Katherine J. Weese is an English professor at Hampden-Sydney College. Her articles on the fantastic and feminist fiction have appeared in Journal of Narrative Theory, Modern Fiction Studies, Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts and Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction: Theories of the Fantastic and Feminist Narrative Theory-An Intersection

PART I. GOTHIC FICTIONS AND THE FANTASTIC

1. The Novel Weapon: Gender and Genre in Iris Murdoch's The Sea, the Sea

2. From "The Lady of Shalott" to "Lady Lazarus": Margaret Atwood's Lady Oracle

PART II. GHOSTLY NARRATORS AND NARRATIVE VOICE

3. Narration from Beyond the Grave in Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping

4. The "Invisible" Woman: Narrative Strategies in Carol Shields's The Stone Diaries

PART III. THE HISTORICAL NOVEL AND THE FANTASTIC

5. "The Eyes in the Trees": Transculturation and Magic Realism in Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible

6. Telling Beloved's Story

7. The Gospel According to Consolata: Alternative Christianities and Toni Morrison's Paradise

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index
Details
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 236
ISBN-13: 9780786436156
ISBN-10: 0786436158
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Weese, Katherine J
Redaktion: Sullivan III, C W
Hersteller: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Katherine J Weese
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.04.2008
Gewicht: 0,349 kg
preigu-id: 108599811
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