"Suzette Haden Elgin's Native Tongue trilogy, Suzy McKee Charna's
Holdfast series, and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's tale are
analyzed within the context of this this subgenre of "transgressive
utopian dystopias." Analysis focuses particularly on how these works
cover the interrelated categories of gender, race and class, along
with their relationship to classic literary dualism and the dystopian
narrative"--Provided by publisher.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-303) and index.
The classical vision: utopia, dystopia, and science fiction --
Demanding the possible?: the artificiality of boundaries -- Rewriting
the colonization of physical and mental space: Suzette Haden Elgin's
Native Tongue trilogy -- Beyond separate worlds and war: Suzy McKee
Charnas's Holdfast series -- The poetic discourse of the split self:
Margaret Atwood's the Handmaid's tale.
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