Worlds Apart?

Dualism and Transgression in Contemporary Female Dystopias

AvDunja M. Mohr,Donald E. Palumbo

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

Literary critics and scholars have written extensively on the demise of the "utopian spirit" in the modern novel. What has often been overlooked is the emergence of a new hybrid subgenre, particularly in science fiction and fantasy, which incorporates utopian strategies within the dystopian narrative, particularly in the feminist dystopias of the 1980s and 1990s. The author names this new subgenre "transgressive utopian dystopias."Suzette Haden Elgin's Native Tongue trilogy, Suzy McKee Charna's Holdfast series, and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale are thoroughly analyzed within the context of this this new subgenre of "transgressive utopian dystopias." Analysis focuses particularly on how these works cover the interrelated categories of gender, race and class, along with their relationship to classic literary dualism and the dystopian narrative. Without completely dissolving the dualistic order, the feminist dystopias studied here contest the notions of unambiguity and authenticity that are generally part of the canon.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-06-15
Mått:152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt:431 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786421428

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Dunja M. Mohr is the co-editor of the Erfurt Electronic Studies in English and is a faculty member, research assistant, and lecturer at the University of Erfurt in Germany. She has widely published on utopian and dystopian novels and is a recipient of the Margaret Atwood Society Award. She lives in Munich.

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“valuable...significant”—Science Fiction Studies; “well-researched”—Anglistik: International Journal of English Studies; “fascinating and incredibly well-researched...valuable...a solid piece of scholarship”—Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts; “interesting and informative”—Critical Mass.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I. Literary History and Theoretical Background1. The Classical Vision: Utopia, Dystopia, and Science Fiction 2. Demanding the Possible? The Artificiality of Boundaries Part II. Textual Analyses3. Rewriting the Colonization of Physical and Mental Space: Suzette Haden Elgin’s Native Tongue Trilogy 4. Beyond Separate Worlds and War: Suzy McKee Charnas’s Holdfast Series 5. The Poetic Discourse of the Split Self: Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale Conclusion Appendix: “First you are human”: An Interview with Suzy McKee Charnas Bibliography Index