Figuring the woman author in contemporary fiction
By: Mary Eagleton.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
Subjects: English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism; Women authors in literature; Feminism and literature -- English-speaking countries -- History -- 20th century; Women and literature -- English-speaking countries -- History -- 20th century; American fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism; American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism; English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Feminist fiction, American -- History and criticism; Feminist fiction, English -- History and criticism; Authors in literature
Description: "If the author is 'dead' and feminism is 'post', why does the figure of the woman author keep appearing as a character in contemporary fiction? This original study shows how much life is left in the woman author and how, for contemporary writers, she is a figure of rich narrative interest and is at the centre of political, aesthetic and ethical problems."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.