Worlds apart : dualism and transgression in contemporary female dystopias - Mohr, Dunja M., 1968- (Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2005)
"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.
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-303) and index.
Keywords: American fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism; Dystopias in literature; Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Women and literature -- Canada -- History -- 20th century; Atwood, Margaret, -- 1939-; Fantasy fiction, American -- History and criticism; Fantasy fiction, Canadian -- History and criticism; Elgin, Suzette Haden; Charnas, Suzy McKee; Imaginary societies in literature; Deviant behavior in literature; Dissenters in literature; Dualism in literature