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LEADER: 02437cam a2200409 a 4500
001 2005000883
003 DLC
005 20110804091010.0
008 050113s2005 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2005000883
020 $a0786421428 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
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050 00 $aPS374.D96$bM64 2005
082 00 $a813/.509372$222
100 1 $aMohr, Dunja M.,$d1968-
245 10 $aWorlds apart :$bdualism and transgression in contemporary female dystopias /$cDunja M. Mohr.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$cc2005.
300 $axi, 312 p. ;$c23 cm.
440 0 $aCritical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ;$v1
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 287-303) and index.
505 0 $aThe classical vision: utopia, dystopia, and science fiction -- Demanding the possible: the artificiality of boundaries -- Rewriting the colonization of physical and mental space: Suzette Haden Elgin's Native Tongue trilogy -- Beyond separate worlds and war: Suzy McKee Charnas's Holdfast series -- The poetic discourse of the split self: Margaret Atwood's the Handmaid's tale.
520 $a"Suzette Haden Elgin's Native Tongue trilogy, Suzy McKee Charna's Holdfast series, and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's tale are analyzed within the context of this this subgenre of "transgressive utopian dystopias." Analysis focuses particularly on how these works cover the interrelated categories of gender, race and class, along with their relationship to classic literary dualism and the dystopian narrative"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aAmerican fiction$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aDystopias in literature.
650 0 $aWomen and literature$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aWomen and literature$zCanada$xHistory$y20th century.
600 10 $aAtwood, Margaret,$d1939-$tHandmaid's tale.
650 0 $aFantasy fiction, American$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aFantasy fiction, Canadian$xHistory and criticism.
600 10 $aElgin, Suzette Haden.$tNative tongue trilogy.
600 10 $aCharnas, Suzy McKee.$tHoldfast chronicles.
650 0 $aImaginary societies in literature.
650 0 $aDeviant behavior in literature.
650 0 $aDissenters in literature.
650 0 $aDualism in literature.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip056/2005000883.html