Metaphors of Motherhood in Marina Warners Fiction and Short Fiction - Her Womb Worn Thin

This volume oversees the fluctuating, but close relationship of motherhood studies, maternal theory and feminism in the works of Marina Warner's fiction and short stories.

List of contents

Introduction
I- A Brief History of Motherhood
II- Literature Review and Methodology
Chapter 1: Mother-Nurturance/Mother-Protection
I- The Dialectic of Motherhood and (M)othering
II- Introducing the novels
III- The Journey from Motherhood to Mothering
Chapter 2: Mother-Ecosystem, Mother-Erotic: Motherhood and Sexuality
I- Why Ecosystem?
II- Introducing The Skating Party
III- Mother-Ecosystem
Chapter 3: Mother-Manjiku, Mother Savior: Desire and Death
I- Mother-Manjiku
II- Desire for the fantasy child
III- Desire for the "orphans of the war"
Conclusion: Mother Future

About the author

Souhir Zekri Masson holds a PhD in English Studies, funded by a British Council studentship, from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow (Scotland) in 2013. She is currently assistant professor and teaches at the Higher Institute of Applied Humanities of Tunis in Tunisia.

Product details

• Authors: Souhir Zekri Masson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 18.07.2025
• EAN: 9781032649993
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3264999-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors, LITERARY CRITICISM / Feminist, Feminism & feminist theory, Literary studies: general, Literary theory, Feminism and feminist theory, FICTION / Feminist