Resistance and Its Discontents in South Asian Women''s Fiction

Resistance and its discontents in South Asian women's fiction examines the literary representation of a fascinating range of resistances enacted in response to various forms of oppression, and addresses the expectations, contradictions, anxieties and even inaction that resistance can generate, particularly for women.

Riassunto

Resistance and its discontents in South Asian women’s fiction examines the literary representation of a fascinating range of resistances enacted in response to various forms of oppression, and addresses the expectations, contradictions, anxieties and even inaction that resistance can generate, particularly for women. -- .

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Maryam Mirza, Mirza Maryam
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.08.2023
• EAN: 9781526150615
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-5061-5
• Pagine: 248
• Serie: Global Textualities: Multicultural and Transcultural Narratives
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature, LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 21st Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: from c 2000