Old wives' tales, and other women's stories

Author: Tania Modleski
ISBN: 9780814755945

Alerting readers to a body of recent work that has gone under-examined, Tania Modleski redraws inOld Wives' Talesthe perimeter of popular culture. A critical analysis of films such asThe Ballad of Little Jo, The PianoandDogfight, Old Wives' Talesalso takes up performance, autobiographical experience, and contemporary social issues to illustrate how women's genres mediate between us and reality. Modelski examines the changes occurring in traditional women's genres, such as romances and melodrama, and explores the phenomenon of female authors and performers who "cross-dress"--women, that is, who are moving into male genres and staking out territory declared off-limits by men and by many feminists.

Publisher: New York University Press
Publish Date: 1998-11

Subjects: American literature, Feminism and literature, Feminism, Feminist criticism, Women and literature, Literary Criticism / General, Literary Criticism / Women Authors, Performing Arts / Film & Video / General, Performing Arts / Storytelling, Social Science / Women's Studies, Social Science / Gender Studies, Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory

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