Research Catalog

Title

Vigilante women in contemporary American fiction / Alison Graham-Bertolini.

Author

Graham-Bertolini, Alison.

Publication

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

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Details

Description

vi, 193 p.; 22 cm.

Summary

"Graham-Bertolini provides the first analysis of vigilante women in contemporary American fiction. She develops a dynamic model of vigilante heroines using literary and feminist theory and applies it to important texts, including those by Flagg, Glaspell, Hong-Kington, Hurston, Rawlings, Walker, and more. This analysis broadens our understanding of how law and culture infringe upon women's rights"--

Series Statement

American literature readings in the 21st century

Uniform Title

American literature readings in the 21st century.

Subject

• LITERARY CRITICISM / General
• LITERARY CRITICISM / Feminist
• LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General
• American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism
• Vigilantes in literature
• Heroines in literature
• Women in literature
• American fiction
• Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers > English > USA
• Literary studies: from c 1900 > English > USA
• Literature

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Great vengeance and furious anger : the female avenger -- Women warriors and women with weapons -- Woman who snaps, the woman who kills -- Female bandit/outlaw.

ISBN

• 9780230110908 (hardback)
• 0230110908 (hardback)

LCCN

^^2011005275

OCLC

701019988

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library