Subverting Patriarchy

Feminism and Fantasy in the Novels of Irmtraud Morgner

AvAlison Lewis

Inbunden, Engelska, 1995

Del i serien Berg Monographs in German Literature

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Beskrivning

One of the most innovative examples of the use of fantastic forms in recent feminist fiction can be found in the work of Irmtraud Morgner. Little-known outside German-speaking countries, her unique blend of fantastic realism testifies both to the subversive nature of a literature of fantasy and the transgressive power of a feminist writing practice. This book looks at the way Morgner uses fantasy both as a feminist critique of the history of patriarchy and as a test of the viability of feminist alternatives.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1995-06-05
Mått:138 x 216 x 23 mm
Vikt:540 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Berg Monographs in German Literature
Antal sidor:352
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780854963225

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Mer om författaren

Alison Lewis Lecturer in German,School of Humanities, Queensland University of Technology

Recensioner i media

'By evoking an impressive array of literary-historical, semiotic, social, feminisst, and Marxist perspectives, Lewis has produced an innovative and insightful reading of Morgner's work. The wealth of material displayed here will surely prove invaluable for future Morgner scholarship. ...this book is not only highly readable but also makes Morgner's work mre accessible to an English-speaking audience.'The German Quarterly

Innehållsförteckning

Feminism and fantasy; lessons in socialist patriarchy; the quest for female emancipation; science, history and legends; gender and genre - models of female development; female sexuality and technological control; the witch, the mother and Pandora; the quest for peace; female subjectivity; the quest for a feminist aesthetic.