Fay Weldon, feminism, and British culture : challenging cultural and literary conventions / Mara E. Reisman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reisman, Mara E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weldon, Fay--Criticism and interpretation.

Weldon, Fay.

Women in literature.

Women and literature.

Sex role in literature.

Feminism.

Criticism and interpretation.

England--Social life and customs.

England.

Manners and customs.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xvi, 191 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018]

Summary:

"This book offers a critical analysis of British author Fay Weldon's major novels from 1967 to the present and addresses how Weldon's fiction engages with controversial moral and social issues. Mara Reisman provides in-depth examination of the relationship between Weldon's fiction and contemporary feminist, cultural, and literary movements in Britain"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Feminism, women's fiction, and The Fat Woman's Joke

Articulating the concerns of women's liberation

Complicating a feminist reading of Fay Weldon's fiction

Fay Weldon as a social critic : ethics and morality

Fay Weldon's public persona

Art, economics, and the politics of purity

Challenging narrative truth.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Reisman, Mara E., author. Fay Weldon, feminism, and British culture

ISBN:

9781498581264

1498581269

OCLC:

1048936223