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Feminism in women's detective fiction
- Title
- Feminism in women's detective fiction / edited by Glenwood Irons.
- Publication
- Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [1995], ©1995.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Irons, Glenwood H. (Glenwood Henry), 1951-
- Description
- xxiv, 192 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "The essays in this collection grapple with a wide range of issues important to the female sleuth - the most important, perhaps, being the off-heard challenge as to her suitability for the job. Not surprisingly, gender issues are the main focus of all the essays; indeed, in detective novels with a woman protagonist, these issues are often right at the surface.".
- "Some of the papers see the female sleuth as an important force in popular fiction, but many also question the notion that the woman detective is a positive model for feminists. They argue that fictional female sleuths have lost the 'otherness' that a feminine approach to the genre should encourage. Collectively, the essays also reveal the differences between British and American perspectives on the woman detective."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- Detective and mystery stories, English > History and criticism
- Detective and mystery stories, American > History and criticism
- Feminism and literature > Great Britain > History > 20th century
- Feminism and literature > United States > History > 20th century
- Women and literature > Great Britain > History > 20th century
- Women and literature > United States > History > 20th century
- American fiction > History and criticism
- English fiction > History and criticism
- Feminist fiction, American > History and criticism
- Feminist fiction, English > History and criticism
- Detective and mystery stories, Canadian (English) > History and criticism
- Canadian fiction (English) > History and criticism
- Roman policier anglais > Histoire et critique
- Roman policier américain > Histoire et critique
- Roman anglais > Histoire et critique
- Écrits de femmes anglais > Histoire et critique
- Roman américain > Histoire et critique
- Écrits de femmes américains > Histoire et critique
- Femmes détectives > Romans
- Féminisme et littérature
- Detective stories
- Women
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Introduction: Gender and Genre: The Woman Detective and the Diffusion of Generic Voices -- 1. Amelia Butterworth: The Spinster Detective / Joan Warthling Roberts -- 2. The Detective Heroine and the Death of Her Hero: Dorothy Sayers to P.D. James / SueEllen Campbell -- 3. Gray Areas: P.D. James's Unsuiting of Cordelia / Nicola Nixon -- 4. Questing Women: The Feminist Mystery after Feminism / Sandra Tomc -- 5. From Spinster to Hipster: The 'Suitability' of Miss Marple and Anna Lee / Glenwood Irons and Joan Warthling Roberts -- 6. Nancy Drew: The Once and Future Prom Queen / Bobbie Ann Mason -- 7. Feminist Murder: Amanda Cross Reinvents Womanhood / Jeanne Addison Roberts -- 8. Murders Academic: Women Professors and the Crimes of Gender / Susan J. Leonardi -- 9. Talkin' Trash and Kickin' Butt: Sue Grafton's Hard-boiled Feminism / Scott Christianson -- 10. The Female Dick and the Crisis of Heterosexuality / Ann Wilson --
- 11. 'Friends Is a Weak Word for It': Female Friendship and the Spectre of Lesbianism in Sara Paretsky / Rebecca A. Pope -- 12. Habeas Corpus: Feminism and Detective Fiction / Kathleen Gregory Klein.
- ISBN
- 0802005195 (cloth : acid-free paper)
- 0802069541 (paper : acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- 96106230
- OCLC
- ocm34544504
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries