'Surfacing' the politics of desire
Subtitle: literature, feminism, and myth
By: Rajeshwari S. Vallury.
Series: [University of Toronto romance series]; University of Toronto romance series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Toronto [Ont.]; Buffalo [N.Y.]
Language: eng; fre
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780802090386
Subjects: French fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.; French literature -- Male authors -- History and criticism.; Women in literature.; Desire in literature.; Feminist literary criticism.; Politics and literature.; Roman français -- 19e siècle -- Histoire et critique.; Littérature française -- Écrivains masculins -- Histoire et critique.; Femmes dans la littérature.; Désir dans la littérature.; Critique féministe.; Politique et littérature.
Other titles: Literature, feminism, and myth
Description: "A particular model of masculine desire has traditionally been evoked in an effort to understand the subordinate role of women in male-authored fiction. Because of this, the belief that male-authored texts are unfailingly built upon the denial of feminine difference has come to dominate many aspects of literary studies. 'Surfacing' the Politics of Desire re-examines the 'myths' of masculine desire in order to challenge this premise, placing literature at the centre of recent feminist debates over the ontology and politics of sexual difference." "'Surfacing' the Politics of Desire calls into question dominant feminist approaches to the literary representation of gender. Enlisting the philosophy of Deleuze and Guattari, Vallury calls for a different method of reading, one based on a deeper understanding of the politics of literature."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-230) and index.

Includes some text in French.