Lurking feminism : the ghost stories of Edith Wharton

Author(s)

• Dyman, Jenni

Bibliographic Information

Lurking feminism : the ghost stories of Edith Wharton

Jenni Dyman

（American university studies, Series XXIV . American literature, vol. 62）

Peter Lang, c1996

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-194) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Lurking Feminism explores Edith Wharton's legacy as a writer of supernatural fiction through her subversive use of the ghost story to express feminist concerns. Her stories protest the domination of patriarchal structures and language. Moreover, they probe the complexities facing both men and women in defining gender roles and experiencing sexuality, in overcoming power struggles in relationships, and in resolving internal conflicts between debilitating, but often safe, attitudes and behaviors, and the desire for growth.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA27923737
• ISBN:
  • 0820426970
• LCCN: 94036238
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xx, 199 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PS3545.H16
  • DC20 : 813/.52
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Criticism and interpretation
  • LCSH : Ghost stories, American -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : Feminism and literature -- United States -- History
  • LCSH : Women and literature -- United States -- History
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00180562