Gender dynamics in the fiction of Lee Smith

Description:

In this important study, Rebecca Smith (no relation to the author of this study) uses language theory and feminist critical theory to examine Lee Smith's "critique" of gender ideology in her fiction. This book charts Lee Smith's fictional exploration of the cultural devaluation of women and of the traditional romance plot. An in-depth look at Smith's appropriation of male myth, images and language, all of which she uses to deconstruct traditional gender arrangements, the work chronologically covers Lee Smith's first nine novels and her two short story collections.

subjects: American Psychological fiction,  Criticism and interpretation,  Feminism and literature,  History,  History and criticism,  Man-woman relationships in literature,  Narration (Rhetoric),  Psychological fiction, American,  Sex differences (Psychology) in literature,  Sex role in literature,  Women and literature

People: Lee Smith (1944-)

Places: United States

Times: 20th century