Worlds apart : dualism and transgression in contemporary female dystopias / Dunja M. Mohr.

Author
Mohr, Dunja M., 1968- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2005.
Description
xi, 312 p. ; 23 cm.

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Subject(s)
Series
Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy ; 1 [More in this series]
Summary note
"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.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-303) and index.
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.
ISBN
0786421428 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2005000883
OCLC
57531506
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