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Feminism in women's detective fiction

Title
  1. Feminism in women's detective fiction / edited by Glenwood Irons.
Published by
  1. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [1995], ©1995.

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Additional authors
  1. Irons, Glenwood H. (Glenwood Henry), 1951-
Description
  1. xxiv, 192 pages; 24 cm
Summary
  1. "The essays in this collection grapple with a wide range of issues important to the female sleuth - the most important, perhaps, being the off-heard challenge as to her suitability for the job. Not surprisingly, gender issues are the main focus of all the essays; indeed, in detective novels with a woman protagonist, these issues are often right at the surface.".
  2. "Some of the papers see the female sleuth as an important force in popular fiction, but many also question the notion that the woman detective is a positive model for feminists. They argue that fictional female sleuths have lost the 'otherness' that a feminine approach to the genre should encourage. Collectively, the essays also reveal the differences between British and American perspectives on the woman detective."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  1. Detective and mystery stories, English > History and criticism
  2. Detective and mystery stories, American > History and criticism
  3. Feminism and literature > Great Britain > History > 20th century
  4. Feminism and literature > United States > History > 20th century
  5. Women and literature > Great Britain > History > 20th century
  6. Women and literature > United States > History > 20th century
  7. American fiction > History and criticism
  8. English fiction > History and criticism
  9. Feminist fiction, American > History and criticism
  10. Feminist fiction, English > History and criticism
  11. Detective and mystery stories, Canadian (English) > History and criticism
  12. Canadian fiction (English) > History and criticism
  13. Roman policier anglais > Histoire et critique
  14. Roman policier américain > Histoire et critique
  15. Roman anglais > Histoire et critique
  16. Écrits de femmes anglais > Histoire et critique
  17. Roman américain > Histoire et critique
  18. Écrits de femmes américains > Histoire et critique
  19. Femmes détectives > Romans
  20. Féminisme et littérature
  21. Detective stories
  22. Women
Contents
  1. Introduction: Gender and Genre: The Woman Detective and the Diffusion of Generic Voices -- 1. Amelia Butterworth: The Spinster Detective / Joan Warthling Roberts -- 2. The Detective Heroine and the Death of Her Hero: Dorothy Sayers to P.D. James / SueEllen Campbell -- 3. Gray Areas: P.D. James's Unsuiting of Cordelia / Nicola Nixon -- 4. Questing Women: The Feminist Mystery after Feminism / Sandra Tomc -- 5. From Spinster to Hipster: The 'Suitability' of Miss Marple and Anna Lee / Glenwood Irons and Joan Warthling Roberts -- 6. Nancy Drew: The Once and Future Prom Queen / Bobbie Ann Mason -- 7. Feminist Murder: Amanda Cross Reinvents Womanhood / Jeanne Addison Roberts -- 8. Murders Academic: Women Professors and the Crimes of Gender / Susan J. Leonardi -- 9. Talkin' Trash and Kickin' Butt: Sue Grafton's Hard-boiled Feminism / Scott Christianson -- 10. The Female Dick and the Crisis of Heterosexuality / Ann Wilson --
  2. 11. 'Friends Is a Weak Word for It': Female Friendship and the Spectre of Lesbianism in Sara Paretsky / Rebecca A. Pope -- 12. Habeas Corpus: Feminism and Detective Fiction / Kathleen Gregory Klein.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.