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Creating your own space : the metaphor of the house in feminist literature / Maria Davis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davis, Maria (Maria E. Gonzalez Robayna Davis), author.
- Series:
- Innovation and activism in American women's writing.
- Innovation and activism in American women's writing
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dwellings in literature.
- Place (Philosophy) in literature.
- Women in literature.
- Feminist literature--19th century--History and criticism.
- Feminist literature.
- Feminist literature--20th century--History and criticism.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 69 pages).
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2021.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Creating Your Own Space explores the reasons for the use of the house as a metaphor by analyzing literary works and a particular metaphor, such as the house as a prison or the house as a place of economic freedom"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The House as a Symbol of Women's Economic Freedom
- 2 The House and Female Mental Entrapment
- 3 The House as a Metaphor for Social Performance
- 4 The House as a Symbol of Female Physical Entrapment
- 5 The House as a Magical Space
- 6 The House as a Metaphor of Social and Racial Integration
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-66699-024-8
- 1-7936-1536-5
- OCLC:
- 1237402655
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