Silence and Rage in Miriam Toewss Mennonite Novels

This book focuses on the work of Miriam Toews, which gives voice to generations of Mennonite women who have been silenced as part of the official Mennonite story. Rita Dirks argues that through exposing the violence Mennonite women experience from within their own communities, Toews problematizes the Mennonite tradition of proclaimed pacifism.

About the author

Rita Dirks is associate professor of English at St. Mary's University, Calgary.

Product details

• Authors: Rita Dirks
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2024
• EAN: 9781793647474
• ISBN: 978-1-79364-747-4
• No. of pages: 156
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Women, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 21st Century, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Gender studies, gender groups, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women & girls, Literary studies: from c 2000