Sexual Feelings Reading Anglophone Caribbean Women's Writing Through Affect

The present book offers a reader-theoretical model for approaching anglophone Caribbean women's writing through affects, emotions, and feelings related to sexuality, a prominent theme in the literary tradition. How does an affective framework help us read this tradition of writing that is so pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Valovirta, Elina (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Editions Rodopi 2014.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:The present book offers a reader-theoretical model for approaching anglophone Caribbean women's writing through affects, emotions, and feelings related to sexuality, a prominent theme in the literary tradition. How does an affective framework help us read this tradition of writing that is so preoccupied with sexual feelings? The novelists discussed in the book - chiefly Erna Brodber, Opal Palmer Adisa, Edwidge Danticat, Shani Mootoo, and Oonya Kempadoo - are representative of various anglophone Caribbean island cultures and English-speaking back¬grounds. The study makes astute use of the theor.
Descripción Física:222 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9789401211024