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Margaret Atwood's The handmaid's tale /

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Margaret Atwood's feminist novel examines a world in which women are stripped of their rights after an ultra-right-wing group takes control of the United States.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bloom, Harold
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Chelsea House, [2004]
Series:Bloom's guides.
Subjects:
Atwood, Margaret, > 1939- > Handmaid's tale.
Fantasy fiction, Canadian > History and criticism.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Biographical Sketch of Margaret Atwood
  • The Story Behind the Story
  • Summary/Analysis
  • Descriptive List of Characters
  • Critical Views
  • Margaret Atwood on the Creation of The Handmaid's Tale
  • Barbara Ehrenreich on Feminist Dystopia
  • Catharine R. Stimpson on "Atwood Woman"
  • Amin Malak on Atwood in the Dystopian Tradition
  • Arnold E. Davidson on "Historical Notes"
  • Marta Caminero-Santangelo on Resistent Postmodernism
  • Glenn Deer on Sanctioned Narrative Authority
  • Jamie Dopp on Limited Perspective
  • Pamela Cooper on Voyerism and the Filming of The Handmaid's Tale
  • Karen Stein on Frame and Discourse
  • Lois Feuer on The Handmaid's Tale and 1984.