The broom closet

Description:

The Broom Closet explores the sacred, psychological, erotic, and sometimes murderous power of housework, using surprising examples from postfeminist novels by Louise Erdrich, Mary Gordon, Toni Morrison, Marge Piercy, Jane Smiley, and Amy Tan. By juxtaposing the novels and their authors' lives with general social and historical context, the book outlines the many ways domestic ritual continues to shape women's consciousnessand either foil or reflect women's creativity.

subjects: American Domestic fiction,  American Feminist fiction,  American fiction,  Domestic fiction, American,  Family in literature,  Feminism and literature,  Feminist fiction, American,  History,  History and criticism,  Housekeeping in literature,  Housewives in literature,  Marriage in literature,  Married women in literature,  Women and literature,  Women authors,  Families in literature,  Morrison, toni, 1931-2019,  American fiction, women authors,  American fiction, history and criticism, 20th century,  Literary criticism - general & miscellaneous,  20th century american literature - general & miscellaneous - literary criticism,  Feminist literary criticism,  Women authors - american - literary criticism,  Literary criticism - u.s. fiction & prose lit

Places: United States

Times: 20th century