Anaïs Nin, fictionality and femininity : playing a thousand roles / Helen Tookey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tookey, Helen, 1969-

Series:

Oxford English monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977--Criticism and interpretation.

Nin, Anaïs.

Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977.

Feminism and literature--United States--History--20th century.

Feminism and literature.

Criticism and interpretation.

United States.

History.

Women and literature--United States--History--20th century.

Women and literature.

Feminist fiction, American--History and criticism.

Feminist fiction, American.

Role playing in literature.

Femininity in literature.

Women in literature.

Physical Description:

vi, 225 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Summary:

Helen Tookey examines the work of Ana"is Nin (1903-77)-- and the different versions of Nin herself, as woman, writer, and iconic figure--through the lens of cultural and historical contexts. She focuses particularly on questions of identity and femininity, exploring how the self, for Nin, is constructed through narratives and performances of various kinds, and shedding light on key issues and conflicts within feminist thinking since the 1970s, particularly questions of identity, femininity, and psychoanalysis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-219) and index.

ISBN:

0199249830

OCLC:

50774354