Women characters in baseball literature
Subtitle: a critical study
By: Kathleen Sullivan.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
Subjects: Baseball stories, American -- History and criticism.; Feminism and literature -- United States.; Women and literature -- United States.; Baseball in literature.; Women in literature.
Description: "This is the first comprehensive evaluation of the women characters of baseball literature, including women's crucial roles on and off the field of play. Applying several feminist theories and examining the works in the context of both myth and psychology, the author discusses baseball fiction written by both men and women"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-190) and index.
Table of contents: title: Mount Olympus in the majors; title: Gods and goddesses at the plate; title: Absent mothers and mothering men; title: Substitute mothering in The southpaw and She's on first; title: The transformational goddesses; title: The compound goddesses.