The Subversion of Class and Gender Roles in the Novels of Lindsey Collen (1948- ) [electronic resource] : Mauritian Social Activist and Writer

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hand, Felicity.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors, Mauritian--History and criticism.

Collen, Lindsey--Criticism and interpretation.

Gender identity in literature.

Authors, Mauritian.

Collen, Lindsey.

Local Subjects:

Authors, Mauritian--History and criticism.

Collen, Lindsey--Criticism and interpretation.

Gender identity in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Subversion of Class and Gender Roles in the Novels of Lindsey Collen

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the first full-length study of the literary output of South African-born, Mauritian-based novelist, Lindsey Collen. This study tackles these aspects of her writing from a cultural studies standpoint, encompassing both a socio-anthropological reading that identifies the creative energies that forge new connections and a literary analysis of the metaficitional potential of her novels as vehicles for the reassessment of social, cultural and historical conventions.

Contents:

Title Page; Table of Contents; Hand PDF ISBN 0-7734-2069-X; Foreword; Introduction; 1. Writing in and on Mauritius; 2. There is a Tide: A Flimsy Bit of Work; 3. The Rape of Sita: the Oppressed Cry Out; 4. Getting Rid Of it: Being a Woman; 5. Mutiny: the Island Paradise in Question; 6. Boy: Stepping Out of a Cocoon World; 7. Conclusion: Embers of Fire; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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ISBN:

0-7734-2069-X

OCLC:

780445073