Strange bodies : gender and identity in the novels of Carson McCullers / Sarah Gleeson-White.

Author/creator Gleeson-White, Sarah, 1965-
Format Book
Publication InfoTuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2003.
Description168 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967--Criticism and interpretation.
Women and literature--Southern States. --History. --20th century.
Psychological fiction, American--History and criticism.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Gender identity in literature.
Human body in literature.
Grotesque in literature.
Southern States--In literature.

Contents Carson McCullers and the grotesque -- Freakish adolescents : The heart is a lonely hunter and The member of the wedding -- Queer grotesques : The heart is a lonely hunter and Reflections in a golden eye -- The masquerade : The heart is a lonely hunter, The member of the wedding, and The ballad of the sad café -- Two bodies in one : The heart is a lonely hunter and The ballad of the sad café -- Final thoughts on the grotesque -- McCullers and the southern grotesque.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [145]-156) and index.
LCCN 2002012921
ISBN0817312676 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PS3525.A1772 Z635 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold