Feminist Narrative and the Supernatural

The Function of Fantastic Devices in Seven Recent Novels

AvKatherine J. Weese,Donald E. Palumbo

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-05-02
Mått:152 x 229 x 12 mm
Vikt:322 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Antal sidor:234
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786436156

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Mer om författaren

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.

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Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction: Theories of the Fantastic and Feminist Narrative Theory—An Intersection PART I. GOTHIC FICTIONS AND THE FANTASTIC1. 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 VOICE3. 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 FANTASTIC5. “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