The Feminist Bestseller From Sex and the Single Girlto Sex and the City |
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| Author:
| Whelehan, Imelda |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4039-1121-6 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2005 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $194.95 |
Book Description:
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Imelda Whelehan provides an overview of popular women's writing from the late 1960s to the present, looking at how key feminist texts such as
The Women's Room, Kinflicks and
Fear of Flying have influenced popular contemporary fiction such as
Bridget Jones' Diary and
Sex and the City. Whelehan reconsiders the links between the politics of feminist thought, action and writing and creative writing over the past 30 years and suggests that even so-called 'post...
More DescriptionImelda Whelehan provides an overview of popular women's writing from the late 1960s to the present, looking at how key feminist texts such as The Women's Room, Kinflicks and Fear of Flying have influenced popular contemporary fiction such as Bridget Jones' Diary and Sex and the City. Whelehan reconsiders the links between the politics of feminist thought, action and writing and creative writing over the past 30 years and suggests that even so-called 'post feminist' writing owes an enormous debt to feminism's second wave.