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Hawthorne, Gender, and Death : Christianity and Its Discontents /

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This book draws on a range of critical approaches, including cultural anthropology, psychoanalytic theory, political justice theory, and feminist theory, to consider the ways that strategies of death denial and their compensatory consolations offer insight into the ethical, gender, and religious que...

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Main Author: Weldon, Roberta (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Christianity.
Fiction.
Gender Studies.
Literature, general.
Nineteenth-Century Literature.
North American Literature.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Literature, Modern > 19th century.
Literature.
Sex (Psychology)
Social sciences.
Sociology.
America > Literatures.
Electronic books.
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Summary:This book draws on a range of critical approaches, including cultural anthropology, psychoanalytic theory, political justice theory, and feminist theory, to consider the ways that strategies of death denial and their compensatory consolations offer insight into the ethical, gender, and religious questions raised by Hawthorne's novels.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages)
ISBN:9780230612082
DOI:10.1057/9780230612082