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Being ugly Southern women writers and social rebellion

Title
Being ugly [electronic resource] : Southern women writers and social rebellion / Monica Carol Miller.
Author
Miller, Monica Carol, 1974-
Publication
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2017]

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Details

Description
1 online resource (viii, 174 pages)
Series Statement
Southern literary studies
Uniform Title
Being ugly (Online)
Alternative Title
Being ugly (Online)
Subject
  • American literature > Southern States > History and criticism
  • American literature > Women authors > History and criticism
  • Ugliness in literature
  • Women in literature
  • Women and literature > Southern States
  • Southern States > In literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-165) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
What is ugliness? the specifically Southern meaning of ugly -- Gone with the wind: a model of productive failure -- The Medusa stares back: ugly women in the work of Eudora Welty -- The ugly plot: the generative possibilities of failure -- Choosing to be ugly: active rebellion from Flannery O'Connor to Helen Ellis.
LCCN
2016027509
OCLC
ssj0001768315
Author
Miller, Monica Carol, 1974-
Title
Being ugly [electronic resource] : Southern women writers and social rebellion / Monica Carol Miller.
Imprint
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2017]
Series
Southern literary studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-165) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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