Margaret Atwood : feminism and fiction / Fiona Tolan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tolan, Fiona.

Series:

Costerus ; new ser., v. 170.

Costerus, 0165-9618 ; new ser., 170

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism in literature.

Atwood, Margaret, 1939-.

Atwood, Margaret.

Physical Description:

323 pages

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Margaret Atwood: Feminism and Fiction takes a new look at the complex relationship between Margaret Atwood’s fiction and feminist politics. Examining in detail the concerns and choices of an author who has frequently been termed feminist but has famously rejected the label on many occasions, this book traces the influences of feminism in Atwood’s work and simultaneously plots moments of dissent or debate. Fiona Tolan presents a clear and detailed study of the first eleven novels of one of Canada’s most prominent authors. Each chapter can be read as an individual textual analysis, whilst the chronological structure provides a fascinating insight into the shifting concerns of a popular and influential author over a period of nearly thirty-five years.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

INTRODUCTION

THE EDIBLE WOMAN: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EARLY SECOND-WAVE FEMINISM

SURFACING: ORIGINS AND IDENTITY

LADY ORACLE: POSTMODERNISM AND THE BODY

LIFE BEFORE MAN: FEMINISM AND SCIENCE

BODILY HARM: THE IMPRISONING GAZE

THE HANDMAID’S TALE: SECOND WAVE FEMINISM AS ANTI-UTOPIA

CAT’S EYE: ARTICULATING THE BODY

THE ROBBER BRIDE: THE OTHER WOMAN IN POST-COLONIAL DISCOURSE

ALIAS GRACE: NARRATING THE SELF

THE BLIND ASSASSIN: THE END OF FEMINISM?

ORYX AND CRAKE: A POSTFEMINIST FUTURE

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

94-012-0454-3

1-4356-0079-7

OCLC:

714567402

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789401204545 DOI