The Resource Distorted bodies and suffering souls : women in Australian fiction, 1984-1994, Chantal Kwast-Greff
Distorted bodies and suffering souls : women in Australian fiction, 1984-1994, Chantal Kwast-Greff
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- Summary
- Chaos. Pain. Self-mutilation. Women starve themselves. They burn or slash their own flesh or their babies' throats, and slam their newborns against walls. Their bodies are the canvases on which the suffering of the soul carves itself with knife and razor. In Australian fiction written by women between 1984 and 1994, female characters inscribe their inner chaos on their bodies to exert whatever power they have over themselves. Their self-inflicted pain is both reaction and language, the bodily sign not only of their enfeeblement but also to a certain extent of their empowerment, of themselves a
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 325 pages)
- Contents
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- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Women are Not Maniacs by Nature
- 2 Fathers and Husbands; 3 Victims: The Other and the Self; 4 Suffering Souls and Distorted Bodies; 5 Unacceptable Behaviours and Their Cures; 6 Women Write About Women; 7 A Risky Business; 8 Writing; Conclusion; Works Cited; Index
- Isbn
- 9789401209281
- Label
- Distorted bodies and suffering souls : women in Australian fiction, 1984-1994
- Title
- Distorted bodies and suffering souls
- Title remainder
- women in Australian fiction, 1984-1994
- Statement of responsibility
- Chantal Kwast-Greff
- Subject
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- Anorexia nervosa in literature
- Anorexia nervosa in literature
- Australian fiction -- Women authors
- Australian fiction -- Women authors | History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Infanticide in literature
- Infanticide in literature
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Self-mutilation -- In literature
- Women in literature
- Women in literature
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Chaos. Pain. Self-mutilation. Women starve themselves. They burn or slash their own flesh or their babies' throats, and slam their newborns against walls. Their bodies are the canvases on which the suffering of the soul carves itself with knife and razor. In Australian fiction written by women between 1984 and 1994, female characters inscribe their inner chaos on their bodies to exert whatever power they have over themselves. Their self-inflicted pain is both reaction and language, the bodily sign not only of their enfeeblement but also to a certain extent of their empowerment, of themselves a
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kwast-Greff, Chantal
- Dewey number
- 823.9140992870994
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PR9608
- LC item number
- .K93 2013eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Cross / cultures
- Series volume
- 160
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Australian fiction
- Anorexia nervosa in literature
- Infanticide in literature
- Self-mutilation
- Women in literature
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- Anorexia nervosa in literature
- Australian fiction
- Infanticide in literature
- Women in literature
- Label
- Distorted bodies and suffering souls : women in Australian fiction, 1984-1994, Chantal Kwast-Greff
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-308) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Women are Not Maniacs by Nature -- 2 Fathers and Husbands; 3 Victims: The Other and the Self; 4 Suffering Souls and Distorted Bodies; 5 Unacceptable Behaviours and Their Cures; 6 Women Write About Women; 7 A Risky Business; 8 Writing; Conclusion; Works Cited; Index
- Control code
- 854585589
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 325 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9789401209281
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
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- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)854585589
- Label
- Distorted bodies and suffering souls : women in Australian fiction, 1984-1994, Chantal Kwast-Greff
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-308) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Women are Not Maniacs by Nature -- 2 Fathers and Husbands; 3 Victims: The Other and the Self; 4 Suffering Souls and Distorted Bodies; 5 Unacceptable Behaviours and Their Cures; 6 Women Write About Women; 7 A Risky Business; 8 Writing; Conclusion; Works Cited; Index
- Control code
- 854585589
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 325 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9789401209281
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)854585589
Subject
- Anorexia nervosa in literature
- Anorexia nervosa in literature
- Australian fiction -- Women authors
- Australian fiction -- Women authors | History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Electronic books
- Electronic books
- Infanticide in literature
- Infanticide in literature
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Self-mutilation -- In literature
- Women in literature
- Women in literature
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