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Madonnas and maidens : sexual confusion in Lawrence and Gide

Title
Madonnas and maidens : sexual confusion in Lawrence and Gide / Richard T. Driskill.
Author
Driskill, Richard T., 1945-
Publication
New York : P. Lang, [1999], ©1999.

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Description
viii, 303 pages; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Sexuality and literature, 0893-6889 ; vol. 6
Uniform Title
Sexuality and literature ; v. 6.
Subject
  • Lawrence, D. H. 1885-1930 > Women
  • Gide, André, 1869-1951 > Women
  • Psychological fiction > History and criticism
  • Comparative literature > English and French
  • Comparative literature > French and English
  • Fiction > Christianity
  • Masculinity in literature
  • Maturation (Psychology) in literature
  • Sex (Psychology) in literature
  • Male novelists > Psychology
  • Women in literature
  • Bildungsromans
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-298) and index.
Contents
Introductory: Male-Sculpted Models of Femininity -- Pt. I. The Madonna: The Protean Virgin Mary. Ch. 1. Alissa as Madonna. Ch. 2. Miriam as Madonna -- Pt. II. The Maiden: "A Fate Worse Than Death" Ch. 3. Miriam as Maiden. Ch. 4. Alissa as Maiden -- Pt. III. The Fatal Woman: "Pride of Life" Ch. 5. The Creole. Ch. 6. Another Creole.
ISBN
0820434930 (alk. paper)
LCCN
96032147
OCLC
  • 35223027
  • ocm35223027
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries