Merlin's Daughters: Contemporary Women Writers of Fantasy
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Merlin's Daughters: Contemporary Women Writers of Fantasy
By (Author) Charlott Spivack
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
13th January 1987
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
813.0876099287
Physical Properties
Hardback
200
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
539g
Description
The relationship between fantasy and the feminine is explored in this compelling study of women writers of the genre. Spivak provides a revisioning of such archetypes as the wizard, the hero, and the dragon, and considers why women writers are currently dominating this field formerly occupied almost exclusively by men, as well as how women readers identify with the enchanted quest. Chapters provide a feminist perspective and analysis of leading women fantasists of the past two decades as well as promising new voices. The relationship between fantasy and the feminine is explored in this compelling study of women writers of the genre. Spivak provides a revisioning of such archetypes as the wizard, the hero, and the dragon, and considers why women writers are currently dominating this field formerly occupied almost exclusively by men, as well as how women readers identify with the enchanted quest. Chapters provide a feminist perspective and analysis of leading women fantasists of the past two decades as well as promising new voices.
Author Bio
CHARLOTTE SPIVACK is Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts.
