What Did Miss Darrington See?: Anthology of Feminist Supernatural Fiction: An Anthology of Feminist Supernatural Fiction - Softcover

Jessica Amanda Salmonson,

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9781558610064: What Did Miss Darrington See?: Anthology of Feminist Supernatural Fiction: An Anthology of Feminist Supernatural Fiction

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ISBN 10: 1558610065 ISBN 13: 9781558610064

Publisher: THE FEMINIST PRESS CUNY, 1989

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Winner of a 1989 Lambda Literary Award, this collection of twenty-four entertaining and haunting 19th-and 20th-century tales from the US, Britain, and Latin America reclaims a literary tradition that has long been overlooked. Using such techniques as magic realism, allegory, and surrealism, the authors re-imagine the cliches of supernatural fiction, focusing on female characters and treating traditional themes in inventive and provocative ways. Among the authors included are Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Luisa Valenzuela, Leonora Carrington, Barbara Burford, and Joanna Russ.

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What Did Miss Darrington See? Whether writing about supernatural phenomena or applying the techniques of magic realism, allegory, and surrealism, the diverse talents represented in the 25 stories contained here focus on female characters and treat a variety of traditional themes in inventive and provocative ways. Full description

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"A superb introduction to the vast, often obscured supernatural genre." --Publishers Weekly

"Fans of supernatural fiction will find [a] treat in What Did Miss Darrington See?" --Utne Reader

"[An] excellent theme anthology from the leading American publisher of historic women's writing." --Booklist

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