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| Named Person: | Charlotte Brontë; James Joyce; Henry James; Edith Wharton; Nathaniel Hawthorne; Diane (divinité romaine) dans la littérature.; Diana. |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Gil Harootunian |
| ISBN: | 0820430250 9780820430256 0820440833 9780820440835 |
| OCLC Number: | 33048115 |
| Description: | 261 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Jane Eyre: The Creative Quest of the Modern Hero -- 2. Hester Prynne: The American Transformation -- 3. Molly Bloom: The Hero of Comedy -- 4. Isabel Archer: The Hero of Tragedy -- 5. Gwendolen Harleth: The Splendid, Sad-Hearted Hero -- 6. Lily Bart: The Creative Marriage of the Diana-Hero. |
| Series Title: | Writing about women, vol. 21. |
| Responsibility: | Gil Haroian-Guerin. |
Abstract:
The Fatal Hero demonstrates a hitherto unidentified but profound nexus between women's studies and modern literature.
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'The Fatal Hero' is a brilliant and original study that offers a new way of reading texts. Gil Haroian-Guerin demonstrates how the use of Diana is highly significant in the revolutionary myth-making of modern authors eager to recast our sense of the world. This creative scholarly book is a convincing example of how a feminist approach can lead to a rich world of new discoveries. (Eve Sourian, Director of Women's Studies, The City College of New York) This is a wonderful, fertile book, impeccable in its scholarship, sweeping in its scope, daring in its argument and entirely convincing. It will change the way we think about modern literature (and in modern I include the literature of the past two centuries), the structure of the modern novel, the role of myth in modern narrative, and the intricate relationship between fictional characterization and the parameters of gender. (Felicia Bonaparte, Professor of English, The Graduate Center of The City University of New York) 'The Fatal Hero' documents the dynamics of the female hero with great verve and charm. This is a landmark study, a thought-provoking work which will change a reader's perception of women in literature. (Diana Der Hovanessian, Board Member of P.S.A. and winner of the Columbia/P.E.N. Translation Center Prize) Gil Haroian-Guerin explores the vital role that feminine images derived from the ancient archetypal moon goddesses play in refashioning the woman as hero in fiction from Charlotte Bronte to Edith Wharton. Her use of the Diana archetype provides a new and exciting feminine-centered basis for understanding these novels. (Robert Gates, Professor of English, Syracuse University) Read more...
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Related Subjects:(37)
- English fiction -- History and criticism.
- Heroines in literature.
- Feminism and literature -- English-speaking countries.
- Women and literature -- English-speaking countries.
- American fiction -- History and criticism.
- Archetype (Psychology) in literature.
- Diana (Roman deity) in literature.
- Fate and fatalism in literature.
- Goddesses, Roman, in literature.
- Fiction -- Classical influences.
- Femininity in literature.
- Women in literature.
- Moon -- In literature.
- Roman anglais -- Histoire et critique.
- Héroïnes dans la littérature.
- Féminité dans la littérature.
- Archétype (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
- Roman américain -- Histoire et critique.
- Diane (Divinité romaine) dans la littérature.
- Destin et fatalisme dans la littérature.
- Déesses romaines dans la littérature.
- Roman -- Influence ancienne.
- Féminisme et littérature.
- Femmes dans la littérature.
- Brontë, Charlotte -- (1816-1855).
- Joyce, James -- (1882-1941).
- James, Henry -- (1843-1916).
- Wharton, Edith -- (1862-1937).
- Hawthorne, Nathaniel -- (1804-1864) -- Personnages -- Hester Prynne.
- Diane (divinité romaine) dans la littérature.
- Féminisme -- Dans la littérature.
- Féminité (psychologie) dans la littérature.
- Archétype (psychologie) dans la littérature.
- Diana.
- Roman.
- Heldin.
- Englisch.
