Monstrous Textualities - Writing the Other in Gothic Narratives of Resistance

Monster texts like Frankenstein reflect monstrosity in their narrative structure to create narratives of resistance against systemic cultural oppression. This book uses different critical theories to trace these narrative patterns in novels by Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood and Angela Carter.

Riassunto

Monster texts like Frankenstein reflect monstrosity in their narrative structure to create narratives of resistance against systemic cultural oppression. This book uses different critical theories to trace these narrative patterns in novels by Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood and Angela Carter.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Anya Heise-von der Lippe, Anya Heise-von der Lippe
• Editore: University of Wales Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781786837585
• ISBN: 978-1-78683-758-5
• Pagine: 304
• Serie: Gothic Literary Studies
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Gothic, Resistance, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, Writing, LITERARY CRITICISM / Gothic & Romance, of, narratives, Social discrimination & inequality, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Monsters & Legendary Beings, Social discrimination and social justice, Other, Textualities, Monstrous