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BL
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1004480
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b758850
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| Main Entry
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Gleeson-White, Sarah,1965-
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| Title & Author
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Strange bodies : : gender and identity in the novels of Carson McCullers /\ Sarah Gleeson-White.
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| Publication Statement
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Tuscaloosa :: University of Alabama Press,, ©2003.
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1 online resource (168 pages)
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| ISBN
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081738281X
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: 9780817382810
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0817312676
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9780817312671
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-156) and index.
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| Contents
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Freakish adolescents : The heart is a lonely hunter and The member of the wedding -- Queer grotesques : The heart is a lonely hunter and Reflections in a golden eye -- The masquerade : The heart is a lonely hunter, The member of the wedding, and The ballad of the sad café -- Two bodies in one : The heart is a lonely hunter and The ballad of the sad café.
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| Abstract
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Adapts Mikhail Bakhtin's theory of the grotesque, as well as the latest in gender and psychoanalytic theory, to the major works of acclaimed southern writer Carson McCullers. This innovative reconsideration of the themes of Carson McCullers's fiction argues that her work has heretofore suffered under the pall of narrow gothic interpretations, obscuring a more subversive agenda. By examining McCullers's major novels-The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Reflections in a Golden Eye, The Member of the Wedding, and The Ballad of the Sad Café-Gleeson-White locates a r.
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McCullers, Carson,1917-1967-- Criticism and interpretation.
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McCullers, Carson,1917-1967-- Critique et interprétation.
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McCullers, Carson,1917-1967.
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Gender identity in literature.
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Grotesque in literature.
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Human body in literature.
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Identity (Psychology) in literature.
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Psychological fiction, American-- History and criticism.
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Women and literature-- Southern States-- History-- 20th century.
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Corps humain dans la littérature.
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États-Unis (Sud) dans la littérature.
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Femmes et littérature-- États-Unis (Sud)-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.
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Grotesque dans la littérature.
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Identité (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
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Identité sexuelle dans la littérature.
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Roman psychologique américain-- Histoire et critique.
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Gender identity in literature.
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Grotesque in literature.
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Human body in literature.
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Identity (Psychology) in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM-- American-- General.
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Literature.
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Psychological fiction, American.
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Women and literature.
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Southern States, In literature.
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Southern States.
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| Dewey Classification
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813/.52
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| LC Classification
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PS3525.A1772Z635 2003eb
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