Deviant women : : cultural, linguistic and literary approaches to narratives of feminity / / Tiina Mäntymäki, Marinella Rodi-Risberg, Anna Foka, (editors).

This multidisciplinary collection of articles illuminates the ways in which the concept of female deviance is represented, appropriated, re-inscribed and refigured in a wide range of texts across time, cultures and genres. Such a choice of variety shows that representations of deviance accommodate m...

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Place / Publishing House:Frankfurt am Main, [Germany] : : PL Academic Research,, 2015.
©2015
Year of Publication:2015
Edition:1 ed.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (242 p.)
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Summary:This multidisciplinary collection of articles illuminates the ways in which the concept of female deviance is represented, appropriated, re-inscribed and refigured in a wide range of texts across time, cultures and genres. Such a choice of variety shows that representations of deviance accommodate meaning-making spaces and possibilities for resistance in different socio-cultural and literary contexts. The construct of the deviant woman is analysed from literary, sociolinguistic and historical-cultural perspectives, revealing insights about cultures and societies. Furthermore, the studies
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:3653995922
3653033195
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Tiina Mäntymäki, Marinella Rodi-Risberg, Anna Foka, (editors).