Adolescent Female Portraits in the American Novel 1961-1981

Originally published in 1983, this title lists and annotates reference sources which will help readers select primary materials useful in studies of the literary portraits of women and their societal roles.

The years 1961 to 1981 were set as boundaries for this volume because the author's initial research revealed that a twenty-year span was a manageable unit, because the novels published between those dates yielded abundant materials for such a reference work, and because significant changes in the way portraits of adolescent females were being drawn took place during the period - for example, sex-role stereotyping became a shade less prevalent, young women's sexuality was discussed more forthrightly, and some topics (such as single women's pregnancies and lesbianism) were treated more overtly, sometimes less judgementally.

List of contents

Preface. Introduction. Checklist of Important Images. Annotated Bibliography. Chronology. Index of Titles. Subject Index.

About the author

Bakerman, Jane S.; DeMarr, Mary Jean

Summary

First published in 1983, this title lists and annotates reference sources to help readers select primary materials useful in studies of the literary portraits of women and their societal roles. It covers years 1961 to 1981, because significant changes in the way portraits of adolescent females were being drawn took place during that period.

Product details

• Authors: Jane S. Bakerman, Jane S. Demarr Bakerman, Mary Jean DeMarr
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2021
• EAN: 9780367341640
• ISBN: 978-0-367-34164-0
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Modern Fiction
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; USA, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / General, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Bibliographies, catalogues