"Lurking Feminism" explores Edith Wharton's legacy as a writer of supernatural fiction through her subversive use of the ghost story to express feminist concerns. Her stories protest the domination of patriarchal structures and language. Moreover, they probe the complexities facing both men and women in defining gender roles and experiencing sexuality, in overcoming power struggles in relationships, and in resolving internal conflicts between debilitating, but often safe, attitudes and behaviors, and the desire for growth.
Language
English
Pages
199
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Release
May 01, 1996
ISBN
0820426970
ISBN 13
9780820426976
Lurking Feminism: The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton
"Lurking Feminism" explores Edith Wharton's legacy as a writer of supernatural fiction through her subversive use of the ghost story to express feminist concerns. Her stories protest the domination of patriarchal structures and language. Moreover, they probe the complexities facing both men and women in defining gender roles and experiencing sexuality, in overcoming power struggles in relationships, and in resolving internal conflicts between debilitating, but often safe, attitudes and behaviors, and the desire for growth.
Language
English
Pages
199
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften