The broom closet
Subtitle: secret meanings of domesticity in postfeminist novels by Louise Erdrich, Mary Gordon, Toni Morrison, Marge Piercy, Jane Smiley, and Amy Tan
By: Jeannette Batz Cooperman.
Series: Writing about women,; vol. 25
Publisher: Peter Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
Subjects: American fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism; Housewives in literature; Feminism and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century; American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Domestic fiction, American -- History and criticism; Feminist fiction, American -- History and criticism; Married women in literature; Housekeeping in literature; Marriage in literature; Family in literature
Description: The Broom Closet explores the sacred, psychological, erotic, and sometimes murderous power of housework, using surprising examples from postfeminist novels by Louise Erdrich, Mary Gordon, Toni Morrison, Marge Piercy, Jane Smiley, and Amy Tan. By juxtaposing the novels and their authors' lives with general social and historical context, the book outlines the many ways domestic ritual continues to shape women's consciousnessand either foil or reflect women's creativity.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-239).