| The Fatal Hero: Diana, Deity of the Moon, as an Archetype of the Modern Hero in English Literature Contributor(s): Labovitz, Esther (Editor), Haroian-Guerin, Gil (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820440833 ISBN-13: 9780820440835 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $44.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Psychology |
| Lexile Measure: 1340 |
| Series: Writing about Women Feminist Literary Studies |
| Physical Information: 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "The Fatal Hero" explores the genesis of a dynamic new female hero in English literature. With imaginative and forceful arguments, it investigates the radical revision of the figure of Diana as an ideal model for the heroic woman. This ground-breaking analysis opens new vistas on the novels of Charlotte Bronte, Nathaniel Hawthorne, James Joyce, Henry James, George Eliot, and Edith Wharton. This study transforms the way we see modern literature, its language and images, and its themes and heroic characters. "The Fatal Hero" demonstrates a hitherto unidentified but profound nexus between women's studies and modern literature." |