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BL
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1017763
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b772133
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| Main Entry
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Makinen, Merja.
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| Title & Author
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Feminist popular fiction /\ Merja Makinen.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Palgrave,, 2001.
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viii, 198 pages ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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033379317X
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: 9780333793176
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-192) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: Unleashing the Genres -- 1. Feminism and Genre Fiction: the Preliminaries -- 2. The Romance -- 3. The Fairy Tale -- 4. Detective Fiction -- 5. Science Fiction.
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| Abstract
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"Can feminist writers appropriate popular genres? This book argues that they can and have done so successfully. Situating feminist writers' move into genre fiction as part of the left's interest in the popular during the 1980s, the book brings together four genres, detective fiction, science fiction, romance and fairy tale, looking in detail at works by Sara Paretsky, Gillian Slovo, Barbara Wilson, Joanna Russ, Jane Yolen and Angela Carter. It gives a history of each genre, reinstating women's contribution, to show how the genres have accomodated the cultural changes of first- and second-wave feminism. It provides a review of the feminist critical debates within each genre, highlighting the criteria and issues important to feminists in the decades from the late 1970s to the end of the 1990s. A must for anyone interested in feminism and popular genre fiction."--BOOK JACKET.
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American fiction-- Women authors-- History and criticism.
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American fiction-- 20th century-- History and criticism.
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English fiction-- Women authors-- History and criticism.
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English fiction-- 20th century-- History and criticism.
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Feminism and literature-- English-speaking countries-- History-- 20th century.
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Feminist fiction, American-- History and criticism.
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Feminist fiction, English-- History and criticism.
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Popular literature-- Great Britain-- History and criticism.
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Popular literature-- United States-- History and criticism.
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Women and literature-- English-speaking countries-- History-- 20th century.
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American fiction-- Women authors.
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American fiction.
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English fiction-- Women authors.
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English fiction.
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Feminism and literature.
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Feminist fiction, American.
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Feminist fiction, English.
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Popular literature.
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Women and literature.
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Amerikaans.
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Engels.
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Feminisme.
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Populaire literatuur.
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Vrouwelijke auteurs.
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English-speaking countries.
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Great Britain.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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823/.914099287
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| LC Classification
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PR888.F45M34 2001
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| NLM classification
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18.05bcl
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18.06bcl
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