The Subversion of Class and Gender Roles in the Novels of Lindsey Collen (1948- ), Mauritian Social Activist and Writer
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| Title: | The Subversion of Class and Gender Roles in the Novels of Lindsey Collen (1948- ), Mauritian Social Activist and Writer |
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| Description: | This book is the first full-length study of the literary output of South African-born, Mauritian-based novelist, Lindsey Collen. This study tackles these aspects of her writing from a cultural studies standpoint, encompassing both a socio-anthropological reading that identifies the creative energies that forge new connections and a literary analysis of the metaficitional potential of her novels as vehicles for the reassessment of social, cultural and historical conventions. |
| Authors: | Felicity Hand |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Gender identity in literature, Authors, Mauritian--History and criticism |
| Categories: | LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | This book is the first full-length study of the literary output of South African-born, Mauritian-based novelist, Lindsey Collen. This study tackles these aspects of her writing from a cultural studies standpoint, encompassing both a socio-anthropological reading that identifies the creative energies that forge new connections and a literary analysis of the metaficitional potential of her novels as vehicles for the reassessment of social, cultural and historical conventions. |
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| ISBN: | 9780773414280 9780773420694 |
