Merlin's Daughters - Contemporary Women Writers of Fantasy

The relationship between fantasy and the feminine is explored in this compelling study of women writers of the genre. Spivak provides a revisioning of such archetypes as the wizard, the hero, and the dragon, and considers why women writers are currently dominating this field formerly occupied almost exclusively by men, as well as how women readers identify with the enchanted quest. Chapters provide a feminist perspective and analysis of leading women fantasists of the past two decades as well as promising new voices.

The relationship between fantasy and the feminine is explored in this compelling study of women writers of the genre. Spivak provides a revisioning of such archetypes as the wizard, the hero, and the dragon, and considers why women writers are currently dominating this field formerly occupied almost exclusively by men, as well as how women readers identify with the enchanted quest. Chapters provide a feminist perspective and analysis of leading women fantasists of the past two decades as well as promising new voices.

A propos de l'auteur

CHARLOTTE SPIVACK is Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Charlotte Spivack, Spivack Charlott
• Edition: Bloomsbury
• Langues: Anglais
• Recommandation d'âge: 7 à 17 ans
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 13.01.1987
• EAN: 9780313241949
• ISBN: 978-0-313-24194-9
• Pages: 200
• Poids: 539 g
• Thème: Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy
• Catégories: Littérature > Poésie, théâtre; English, The arts, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form