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Plain and Ugly Janes: The Rise of the Ugly Woman in Contemporary American Fiction
Charlotte M. Wright
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Paperback. Defines and explores the ramifications of a character type in twentieth-century American literature - the ugly woman - whose roots can be traced to the old maid/spinster figure of the nineteenth century. This book concludes that the ugly woman character enables authors to explore the ironies and inequalities inherent in the beauty system. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 177.
Plain and Ugly Janes was the first book to define and explore the ramifications of a new character type in twentieth-century American literature - the ugly woman - whose roots can be traced to the old maid/spinster figure of the nineteenth century. Wright concludes that the ugly woman character enables authors to explore the ironies and inequalities inherent in the beauty system and to create more powerful and heroic females.
Plain and Ugly Janes was the first book to define and explore the ramifications of a new character type in twentieth-century American literature - the ugly woman - whose roots can be traced to the old maid/spinster figure of the nineteenth century. Wright concludes that the ugly woman character enables authors to explore the ironies and inequalities inherent in the beauty system and to create more powerful and heroic females.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Iowa, United States
ISBN
9780877459941
SKU
V9780877459941
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