Fictional feminism [electronic resource] : how American bestsellers affect the movement for women's equality / Kim A. Loudermilk.
Series: Literary criticism and cultural theoryPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2004.Description: viii, 226 pISBN:- 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 -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- Feminism and literature -- United States -- History -- 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
- Also available in print edition.
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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.
Also available in print edition.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.