The female hero in American and British literature

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

Author/creator	Pearson, Carol, 1944-
Other author/creator	Pope, Katherine, 1939-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Bowker, 1981.
Description	ix, 314 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	French equivalent / Équivalent français
Subject(s)	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 note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-305) and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Pearson, Carol, 1944- Female hero in American and British literature. New York : Bowker, 1981
Genre/form	Weiblicher Held.
Genre/form	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
LCCN	81010939
ISBN	0835214028
ISBN	9780835214025
ISBN	0835214664 (pbk.)
ISBN	9780835214667 (pbk.)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PS169.H4 P4 1981	✔ Available	Place Hold