| Myth and Fairy Tale in Contemporary Women's Fiction 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Sellers, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333720156 ISBN-13: 9780333720158 Publisher: Red Globe Press OUR PRICE: $51.43 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2001 Annotation: "Myth and Fairytale in Contemporary Women's Fiction" explores contemporary women's rewritings of myth and fairy tale. It examines the nature and role of myth, reviewing existing theories in an attempt to explain the ongoing potency of mythical paradigms in contemporary women's fiction despite the distorted images of gender they frequently present. To illustrate this, the book offers a series of readings of texts by a range of contemporary women writers whose fictions draw on, interrogate, or rework mythic models, including A.S. Byatt, Michele Roberts and Angela Carter. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Women Authors - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 820.915 |
| LCCN: 2001033108 |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.84" W x 8.36" (0.59 lbs) 198 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Myth and Fairytale in Contemporary Women's Fiction explores contemporary women's rewritings of myth and fairy tale. It examines the nature and role of myth, reviewing existing theories in an attempt to explain the ongoing potency of mythical paradigms in contemporary women's fiction despite the distorted images of gender they frequently present. To illustrate this, the book offers a series of readings of texts by a range of contemporary women writers whose fictions draw on, interrogate, or rework mythic models, including A.S. Byatt, Michele Roberts and Angela Carter. |