Paths of Desire: Images of Explorations and Mapping in Canadian Women's Writings (THEORY/CULTURE) - Softcover
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Marlene Goldman posits intriguing connections between the act of map-making, postmodern theory, and female identity in this study of the experimental works of five Canadian women writers: Intertidal Life by Audrey Thomas, The Biggest Modern Woman of the World by Susan Swan, Ana Historic by Daphne Marlatt, The Whirlpool by Jane Urquhart and the fictions of Aritha van Herk.
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This analysis focuses on the ways in which five Canadian women novelists struggle with the problem of representing female subjectivity within the given linguistic terrain. Most of the authors employ female characters who are on journeys or quests. Authors treated include Audrey Thomas, Susan Swan, Daphne Marlatt, Aritha van Herk, and Jane Urquhart.
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Paths of Desire: Images of Exploration and Mapping in Canadian Women's Writings
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Univ of Toronto Pr, Toronto, 1997
ISBN 10: 080207944X
ISBN 13: 9780802079442
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. A very good copy of the soft cover edition. The text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding bright and fresh in appearance. A lovely copy. Seller Inventory # 006665