Writing on the Wall: Selected EssaysIn a varied selection of essays, Duncker takes on the classics of European literature - from the sexual politics of Milton, to an illuminating reading of Tolstoy's War and Peace as historical fiction. she also discusses contemporary women's writing, including Angela Carter's queer gothic, nationalism and Caribbean women's writing and the politics of heterosexuality in the work of Margaret Atwood and Jenny Diski. On a more personal note, the collection closes with examinations of the role of narrative, the problems of writing and the influences that have shaped Patricia Duncher's own work. |
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... passion was socially accept- able in Ancient Greece , and if clever men like Socrates or heroic ones like the ... passions between men have always been more socially acceptable than passions of any kind between women . But , if the ...
... passion was socially accept- able in Ancient Greece , and if clever men like Socrates or heroic ones like the ... passions between men have always been more socially acceptable than passions of any kind between women . But , if the ...
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... passion can be consummated is in death , whether that passion is homosexual or heterosexual . So far as women , are concerned , our history is packed with far too many tales of noble self - sacrificing lesbians who either achieve ...
... passion can be consummated is in death , whether that passion is homosexual or heterosexual . So far as women , are concerned , our history is packed with far too many tales of noble self - sacrificing lesbians who either achieve ...
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... Passion of New Eve ' , given by Heather Johnson . I presented a version of this essay at that conference and was there- fore also guilty of talking about transgression . 16. Elizabeth Wilson , ' Is Transgression Transgressive ? ' in ...
... Passion of New Eve ' , given by Heather Johnson . I presented a version of this essay at that conference and was there- fore also guilty of talking about transgression . 16. Elizabeth Wilson , ' Is Transgression Transgressive ? ' in ...
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FICTIONS AND HISTORIES | 36 |
HOFFMANNS UNCANNY | 52 |
SEXUALITY AND CONTEMPORARY | 65 |
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