Figuring the Woman Author in Contemporary Fiction /

If the author is 'dead', if feminism is 'post-', why does the figure of the woman author keep appearing as a central character in contemporary fiction? She is concerned with ownership but, equally, with loss; determined to enter the cultural field but also rejecting that field; l...

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Main Author:	Eagleton, Mary (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:	Literature. Fiction. Gender Studies. Literary Theory. Twentieth-Century Literature. Gender expression. Gender identity. Literature > Philosophy. Literature, Modern > 20th century. Sex (Psychology) Sociology. Electronic books.
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Summary:	If the author is 'dead', if feminism is 'post-', why does the figure of the woman author keep appearing as a central character in contemporary fiction? She is concerned with ownership but, equally, with loss; determined to enter the cultural field but also rejecting that field; looking for control but subject to duplicity; seeking power alongside desire. Drawing on a diverse range of contemporary authors - including Atwood, Byatt, Brookner, Coetzee, Lurie, LeGuin, Michèle Roberts, Shields, Spark, Weldon, Walker - this study explores the complexity and continuing fascination of this figure.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (VIII, 193 pages)
ISBN:	9780230502215
DOI:	10.1057/9780230502215