The feminist utopian novels of Charlotte Perkins Gilman : themes of sexuality, marriage, and motherhood / Chloé Avril ; with a preface by Kerstin Shands.

Author/creator Avril, Chloe
Format Book
Publication InfoLewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2008.
Descriptionviii, 199 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents The Gilman revival -- The utopian genre -- Gilman's utopias -- Feminist literary criticism -- The aim of the present study -- Sexuality versus pleasure -- The female body and its sexualisation -- Disease and contraception -- Reflections on Gilman's views of sexuality -- Marriage as servitude -- Positive images of marriage -- Is marriage reform sufficient to transform gender relations? -- The need to change motherhood -- Motherhood as power -- Essentialist motherhood.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [183]-195) and index.
LCCN 2008040338
ISBN9780773449695
ISBN0773449698

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PS1744.G57 Z57 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold