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Paradoxical Feminism
Ann V. Norton
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Description for Paradoxical Feminism
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
The first book on Rebecca West that is solely devoted to her fiction, Paradoxical Feminism examines West's many and contradictory ideas concerning women and their relationships with men. Although West wrote disparagingly of Western patriarchal culture throughout her journalistic career, her novels show a surprising belief in and desire for male dominance. Ann Norton perceptively analyzes this paradox in West's work, demonstrating that West undermines her own feminism with this theme of male supremacy. Each chapter investigates different aspects of West's paradoxical feminism through close readings of her novels' characters, themes, and plots. These include her attitudes toward women as ... Read more
The first book on Rebecca West that is solely devoted to her fiction, Paradoxical Feminism examines West's many and contradictory ideas concerning women and their relationships with men. Although West wrote disparagingly of Western patriarchal culture throughout her journalistic career, her novels show a surprising belief in and desire for male dominance. Ann Norton perceptively analyzes this paradox in West's work, demonstrating that West undermines her own feminism with this theme of male supremacy. Each chapter investigates different aspects of West's paradoxical feminism through close readings of her novels' characters, themes, and plots. These include her attitudes toward women as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
International Scholars Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9781573093927
SKU
V9781573093927
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About Ann V. Norton
Ann V. Norton is an Assistant Professor of English at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH.
Reviews for Paradoxical Feminism
A handful of respectable monographs survey West's entire production, often with some discussion of the fiction, but Ann Norton's 'Paradoxical Feminism' is the first thematic, book-length study to concentrate on the novels. . . . Norton's sustained analysis of her fiction and her feminism is a welcome and much-needed addition to West criticism.
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