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Contemporary Feminist Historical Crime Fiction / by R. Johnsen.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Johnsen, Rosemary Erickson.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Literature--Philosophy.
Literature.
Culture--Study and teaching.
Culture.
Sex.
Fiction.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.
Gender Studies.
Fiction Literature.
Local Subjects:
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.
Gender Studies.
Fiction Literature.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (192 p.)
Edition:
1st ed. 2006.
Place of Publication:
New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
By examining the feminist interventions of contemporary women writers working in this subgenre, Johnsen advances the existing critical discussion of women's crime fiction. The writers studied here bring research expertise to bear on their chosen historical settings, creating a powerful but widely accessible statement about women in history.
Contents:
Cover
Contents
Preface: Hystory Girls
1 Contemporary Women's Historical Crime Fiction
2 Medieval Women in Context
3 Legal Violence in Mid-Nineteenth-Century America
4 (Re)Presenting Sherlock Holmes
5 Suffragette Disruptions: History, Chronology, Closure
6 Women and the Ever-Present Past
Conclusion
Notes
Works Cited
Index
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D
E
F
G
H
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
W
Y.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-169) and index.
ISBN:
9786611365707
9781281365705
128136570X
9781403983503
140398350X
OCLC:
567962770

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