Battling Girlhood: Sympathy, Social Justice, and the Tomboy Figure in American Literature Contributor(s): Proehl, Kristen B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815368682 ISBN-13: 9780815368687 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Children's & Young Adult Literature - Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes - Women - Literary Criticism | American - General |
Series: Children's Literature and Culture |
Physical Information: 164 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From Jo March of Little Women (1868) to Katniss Everdeen of The Hunger Games (2008), the American tomboy figure has evolved into an icon of modern girlhood and symbol of female empowerment. Battling Girlhood: Sympathy, Social Justice, and the Tomboy Figure in American Literature traces the development of the tomboy figure from its origins in nineteenth-century sentimental novels to twentieth- and twenty-first-century literature and film. |