The female hero in American and British literature / Carol Pearson, Katherine Pope.

Author/creator Pearson, Carol, 1944-
Other author Pope, Katherine, 1939-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Bowker, 1981.
Descriptionix, 314 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFrench equivalent / Équivalent français
Subjects
American literature--History and criticism.
English literature--History and criticism.
Feminism and literature--English-speaking countries.
Women and literature--English-speaking countries.
Heroines in literature.
Heroes in literature.
Women in literature.

Contents Part I: The hero and her world -- The female hero: a theoretical and methodological introduction -- The mirror and the cage: literary accounts of the myths that discourage heroism in women -- Part II: The journey -- Slaying the dragon: an overview of the stages of the journey -- The exit from the garden: the hero's crossing of the threshold, the heroic exit -- The emperor's new clothes: the search for the male "savior" -- A woman is her mother: the reconciliation with the mother. -- Part III: The return -- The new family: the reward of community and wholeness -- The kingdom transfigured: utopian visions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 297-305) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Pearson, Carol, 1944- Female hero in American and British literature. New York : Bowker, 1981
Genre/formWeiblicher Held.
Genre/formCriticism, interpretation, etc.
LCCN 81010939
ISBN0835214028
ISBN9780835214025
ISBN0835214664 (pbk.)
ISBN9780835214667 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PS169.H4 P4 1981 ✔ Available Place Hold