Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Birthing a nation Birthing a nation Susan J. Rosowski xiii, 242 p. ; 24 cm OL14850885W
Gendered spaces in Argentine women's literature Gendered spaces in Argentine women's literature Marta Sierra "Gendered Spaces in Argentine Women's Literature addresses the largely understudied issue of how gendered spatial relations impact the production of literary works. It addresses gender implications o… OL16308040W
Gender, desire, and sexuality in T.S. Eliot Gender, desire, and sexuality in T.S. Eliot Nancy K. Gish,Cassandra Laity "This collection of new essays brings together scholars from a wide range of critical approaches to study T. S. Eliot's engagement with desire, homoeroticism, and early twentieth-century feminism in … OL18526908W
Female masculinity Female masculinity Jack Halberstam In this quintessential work of queer theory, Jack Halberstam takes aim at the protected status of male masculinity and shows that female masculinity has offered a distinct alternative to it for well … OL1882711W
Gender and narrative Gender and narrative Jasbir Jain Contributed articles presented at a seminar on English fiction writings between 1990-2002. OL19164276W
Men in wonderland Men in wonderland Catherine Robson "Fascination with little girls pervaded Victorian culture. For many, girls represented the true essence of childhood or bygone times of innocence; but for middle-class men, especially writers, the in… OL221910W
As she likes it As she likes it Penny Gay As She Likes It is the first attempt to tackle head on the enduring question of how to perform those unruly women at the centre of Shakespeare's comedies. Unique in both Shakespearian and feminist st… OL3143534W
To write like a woman To write like a woman Joanna Russ From the back cover: Joanna Russ has written -- as novelist, short-story writer, and critic -- on science fiction, fantasy, and feminism. These essays reflect the breadth of Russ's critical work,… OL3332547W
William Inge and the subversion of gender William Inge and the subversion of gender Johnson, Jeff "This study of Inge's work focuses particularly on his technique of "gendermandering," patterns of gender-role reversals which Inge exploits not only for dramatic effect but also to subvert social ex… OL5702310W
Passing for Spain Passing for Spain Barbara Fuchs "Passing for Spain charts the intersections of identity, nation, and literary representation in early modern Spain. Barbara Fuchs analyzes the trope of passing in Don Quijote and other works by Cerva… OL5705305W
Reading sex in the eighteenth century Reading sex in the eighteenth century Karen Harvey "Karen Harvey explores the construction of sexual difference and gender identity in eighteenth-century England. Using erotic texts and their illustrations, and rooting this evidence firmly in histori… OL5728013W
The danger of gender The danger of gender Clara Nubile The Danger of Gender explores the influence of caste, class and gender in contemporary women's writing in India. Gender affects women in fiction as well as in real life. This work represents the curr… OL6051544W
Lyrical movements, historical hauntings Lyrical movements, historical hauntings Geeta Patel "This is one of the first books in any language on the life and work of Miraji (1912-49), a member of the triumvirate of canonical Urdu poets of the twentieth century. Lyrical Movements, Historical H… OL6211709W
Gender and literacy on stage in early modern England Gender and literacy on stage in early modern England Eve Rachele Sanders xvii, 260 p. : 24 cm OL771595W
Reconstructing Childhood Reconstructing Childhood Julia A. Kushigian "Reconstructing Childhood challenges the notion of a unilateral analysis of the Bildungsroman from a paradigm that engages four strategies of reading. This interdisciplinary multicultural revision of… OL9659289W
Englische Literaturgeschichte Englische Literaturgeschichte Ina Schabert Dieses Buch erzählt die Geschichte der englischen Literatur des 20. Jahrhunderts im Blick auf das gesellschaftlich-politische und kulturelle Gesamtgeschehen. Aus der Fülle möglicher Perspektiven wähl… OL973014W