Fictional feminism how American bestsellers affect the movement for women's equality / [electronic resource] :
Kim A. Loudermilk.
- New York : Routledge, 2004.
- viii, 226 p.
- Literary criticism and cultural theory .
- Literary criticism and cultural theory. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-222) and index.
Out of the 70s: Feminist Politics and Popular Fiction -- From The Women's Room to the Bedroom: Marilyn French's Feminist Fiction -- Sexual Suspects and Speechless Women: Feminism According to Garp -- "Weak Sisters": Feminism and The Witches of Eastwick -- "Consider the Alternatives": Feminism and Ambivalence in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale -- Conclusion: Into the 90s: Fictional Feminism and Feminist Politics.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780203485170
Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, 1939- Handmaid's tale. Irving, John, 1942- World according to Garp. French, Marilyn, 1929-2009. Women's room. Updike, John. Witches of Eastwick.
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century Feminism and literature--History--United States--20th century. Feminist fiction, American--History and criticism. Feminism and motion pictures--United States. Best sellers--United States. Women's rights in literature. Feminism in literature. Sex role in literature.