Heterosexual plots and lesbian narratives /
Marilyn R. Farwell.
- New York : New York University Press, c1996.
- xix, 227 p. ; 23 cm.
- The cutting edge .
- Cutting edge (New York, N.Y.) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-215) and index.
When is a lesbian narrative a lesbian narrative? -- Narrative: the elastic project -- The lesbian subject: a war of images -- The romantic lesbian narrative: Adrienne Rich's "Twenty-one love poems" and Marilyn Hacker's Love, death, and the changing of the seasons -- The heroic lesbian narrative: Marion Zimmer Bradley's The mists of Avalon and Gloria Naylor's The women of Brewster Place -- The postmodern lesbian text: Jeanette Winterson's Sexing the cherry and Written on the body.
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Lesbians' writings, American--History and criticism. American literature--Women authors--History and criticism. English literature--Women authors--History and criticism. American literature--History and criticism.--20th century English literature--History and criticism.--20th century Lesbians' writings, English--History and criticism. Women and literature--History--20th century. Man-woman relationships in literature. Heterosexuality in literature. Sex role in literature. Narration (Rhetoric)