Gender dynamics in the fiction of Lee Smith
Subtitle: examining language and narrative strategies
By: Rebecca Smith.
Publisher: International Scholars Publications
Published: 1997
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
Subjects: Smith, Lee, 1944- -- Criticism and interpretation.; Feminism and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Psychological fiction, American -- History and criticism.; Narration (Rhetoric) -- History -- 20th century.; Sex differences (Psychology) in literature.; Man-woman relationships in literature.; Sex role in literature.
Description: In this important study, Rebecca Smith (no relation to the author of this study) uses language theory and feminist critical theory to examine Lee Smith's "critique" of gender ideology in her fiction. This book charts Lee Smith's fictional exploration of the cultural devaluation of women and of the traditional romance plot.

An in-depth look at Smith's appropriation of male myth, images and language, all of which she uses to deconstruct traditional gender arrangements, the work chronologically covers Lee Smith's first nine novels and her two short story collections.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-197) and index.