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010 $a2005000883
020 $a0786421428 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aPS374.D96$bM64 2005
050 00 $aPS374.D96$bM64 2005
100 1 $aMohr, Dunja M.,$d1968-
245 10 $aWorlds apart? :$bdualism and transgression in
contemporary female dystopias /$cDunja M. Mohr.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co.,$cc2005.
300 $axi, 312 p. ;$c23 cm.
440 0 $aCritical explorations in science fiction and
fantasy ;$v1.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"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.
650 0 $aAmerican fiction$xWomen authors$xHistory and
criticism.
650 0 $aDystopias in literature.
650 0 $aWomen and literature$zUnited
States$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aWomen and literature$zCanada$xHistory$y20th
century.
600 10 $aAtwood, Margaret Eleanor,$d1939-$tHandmaid's
tale.
650 0 $aFantasy fiction, American$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aFantasy fiction, Canadian$xHistory and criticism.
600 10 $aElgin, Suzette Haden.$tNative tongue trilogy.
600 10 $aCharnas, Suzy McKee.$tHoldfast chronicles.
650 0 $aImaginary societies in literature.
650 0 $aDeviant behavior in literature.
650 0 $aDissenters in literature.
650 0 $aDualism in literature.
