The dominion of women : the personal and the political in Canadian women's literature
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書誌事項
The dominion of women : the personal and the political in Canadian women's literature
（Contributions in women's studies, no. 116）
Greenwood Press, 1991
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注記
Bibliogrpahy: p. [179]-186
Includes index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Wayne Fraser's examination of the works of eighteen women writers in English Canada's history demonstrates how Canadian women's literature provides rich insight into the social and political development of the country. Fraser approaches the subject as a literary critic, arguing that these narratives were constructed within a certain social and political framework that resulted in a body of literature whose themes focus on the relationship of the individual to the larger community, an essentially feminine orientation.
The study, arranged chronologically from colonial times through the 1980s, parallels women's personal experiences with Canada's political development. In-depth analyses of works of such notables as Frances Brooke, Ethel Wilson, and Margaret Atwood support Fraser's contention that the literature, as a forum where women voiced their personal concerns regarding marriage, colonialism, independence, and feminism, reflects and comments on Canada's political identity as a country with a continuing commitment to compromise, cooperation, and international peace. A bibliography and general subject index complete this volume, which will furnish historians and critics of women's literature with a new understanding of the topic.
目次
Preface Introduction "A Husbandman as Far as Theory Goes": The Distaff View of Colonization "The Home Has Expanded Until It Has Become the Whole State": Imperialism to Emancipation "Nothing and No One Could Complicate Life Here": Isolationism in the Novels of Ethel Wilson "A Canadian Theme ... Just as Much a Personal Theme": Margaret Laurence, Canada and the 1960s "To Refuse to Be a Victim": Anti-Americanism in the Early Novels of Margaret Atwood "Still Fighting the Same Bloody Battles as Always": The Diviners and Lady Oracle "Welcome to the 1980s!": A Conservative Conclusion Bibliography Index
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