Contemporary Feminist Historical Crime Fiction.
Title:
Contemporary Feminist Historical Crime Fiction.
Author:
Johnsen, R.
ISBN:
9781403983503
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (192 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Preface: Hystory Girls -- 1 Contemporary Women's Historical Crime Fiction -- 2 Medieval Women in Context -- 3 Legal Violence in Mid-Nineteenth-Century America -- 4 (Re)Presenting Sherlock Holmes -- 5 Suffragette Disruptions: History, Chronology, Closure -- 6 Women and the Ever-Present Past -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W -- Y.
Abstract:
By examining the feminist interventions of contemporary women writers working in this subgenre, Johnsen advances the existing critical discussion of women's crime fiction. The writers studied here bring research expertise to bear on their chosen historical settings, creating a powerful but widely accessible statement about women in history.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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