An edition of Worlds apart
(2005)
Worlds apart
dualism and transgression in contemporary female dystopias
by Dunja M. Mohr
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"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.
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American Fantasy fiction, American fiction, Canadian Fantasy fiction, Deviant behavior in literature, Dissenters in literature, Dualism in literature, Dystopias in literature, History, History and criticism, Imaginary societies in literature, Women and literature, Women authors, Atwood, margaret eleanor, 1939-, American fiction, women authors, American fiction, history and criticism, Fantasy fiction, history and criticism, Canadian fiction, history and criticismPlaces
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Worlds apart: dualism and transgression in contemporary female dystopias
2005, McFarland & Co.
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0786421428 9780786421428
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Table of Contents
The 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-303) and index.
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