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Feminist Fiction: Feminist Uses of Generic Fiction

By Anne Cranny-Francis

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
1990
ISBN
0312042205, 9780312042202
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
63 MB (66182978 bytes)
Pages
228\244
Topic
Literature
Time added
2020-09-08 00:16:45

Description

This book examines the ways in which feminists have made use of a number of fictional forms, including science fiction, fantasy, utopian fiction, detective fiction and romance. Cranny-Francis shows how feminist authors have used fictional genres to explore new possibilities about society and about the roles and conceptions of women. Freed from the restrictions imposed by conventions of realism some fictional genres enable the imagination to range widely, but at the same time these genres are often linked to conservative assumptions and beliefs. Cranny-Francis analyses these and other issues through a discussion of the work of Ursula Le Guin, Angela Carter, Tanith Lee, Joanna Russ, Amanda Cross and many others. Contents Introduction Feminist Science Fiction Feminist Fantasy Feminist Utopias Feminist Detective Fiction Feminist Romance Conclusion: Gender and Genre Notes References and Bibliography Index

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