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Femicidal fears : narratives of the female gothic experience / Helene Meyers.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Meyers, Helene.
- Series:
- SUNY series in feminist criticism and theory
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- English fiction.
- Gothic revival (Literature)--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Gothic revival (Literature).
- Feminism and literature--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Feminism and literature.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Women and literature--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Women and literature.
- English fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.
- English fiction--Women authors.
- American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- American fiction.
- Feminist fiction--History and criticism.
- Feminist fiction.
- Horror tales--History and criticism.
- Horror tales.
- Narration (Rhetoric).
- Physical Description:
- xii, 211 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, [2001]
- Contents:
- Critical Femicide: A Polemical Preface ix
- 1. Introduction: Feminist Gothic/Gothic Feminism 1
- 2. Gothic Traditions 25
- 3. Love Kills 39
- 4. The Construction of the Sadomasochistic Couple 59
- 5. Paranoia Will Destroy You, or Will It? 87
- 6. The Perils of Postfeminism 117
- 7. Beyond Postfeminism: Revaluing the Female Body and the Body Politic 133
- Epilogue: Toward Feminisms without Demons 153.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-199) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0791451518
- 0791451526
- OCLC:
- 45714656
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