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The new Southern girl : female adolescence in the works of 12 women authors
- Title
- The new Southern girl : female adolescence in the works of 12 women authors / Caren J. Town.
- Author
- Town, Caren J., 1957-
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. ; London : McFarland & Co., c2004.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 04-10659 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- viii, 199 p.; 23 cm.
- Subject
- American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism
- Girls in literature
- Women and literature > Southern States > History > 20th century
- American fiction > Southern States > History and criticism
- American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism
- Young adult fiction, American > History and criticism
- Women > Southern States > Intellectual life
- Teenage girls > Books and reading
- Teenage girls in literature
- Adolescence in literature
- Southern States > In literature
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-193) and index.
- Contents
- Narratives of development/developing narratives -- "Becoming : maybe so" : breakdowns, setbacks, and triumphs in Lee Smith's novels -- "Three meal a day aftermaths" : Anne Tyler's determined adolescents -- "One layer deeper" : on the road and in country with Sam Hughes -- "People have no respect for girls" : Lucille Odom's ride through adolescence -- "The hope of the remade life" : Allison's and Gibbons' rewritten girlhoods -- "Claim what is yours" : Tina McElroy Ansa's spiritual journey -- "Odd how things are and then they aren't" : Janisse Ray's identity of loss -- "A whole world of possibilitie" : Jill McCorkle's troubled and tenacious girls -- "Keep on asking questions" : tough girls in young adult fiction.
- Call Number
- JFE 04-10659
- ISBN
- 0786418931 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2004009443
- OCLC
- vendor
- Author
- Town, Caren J., 1957-
- Title
- The new Southern girl : female adolescence in the works of 12 women authors / Caren J. Town.
- Imprint
- Jefferson, N.C. ; London : McFarland & Co., c2004.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-193) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 04-10659