Political Theory & Ideology, American & Canadian Literature, Genres & Literary Forms, Feminism, Literary Theory, General & Miscellaneous Literary Criticism
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Overview
Almost all Gilman’s work asserts optimistically the possibility for utopian change, yet ironically she is probably most widely celebrated for her darkly tragic story The Yellow Wallpaper. The focus of this essay collection is Gilman’s utopianism. Her best-known and critically addressed novel is Herland, and several contributors revisit it in order to deepen our understanding of the complexity of Gilman’s utopian vision. The lesser-known Moving the Mountain – deserving of more attention than it has received – is the subject of a full essay, and other essays explore utopian ideas in Gilman’s short stories.
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Comprises 11 contributions from a June 1995 international conference. The focus of these essays is Gilman's utopianism as expressed in her novels, short stories, and letters to her second husband during 1897-1900. Some themes explored include Gilman's desire for narrative control, the barriers of role conflict, women's health, Herland as definitive ecofeminist fiction, and Gilman's utopian imagination. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
November 20, 1998
Publisher
Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 1998.
Pages
256
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780853236016