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Title:

Navigating women's friendships in American literature and culture / Kristi Branham, Kelly L. Reames, editors.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

xv, 327 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm.

Subject:

American literature--History and criticism.
Female friendship in literature.
American literature.
Female friendship in literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Other Authors:

Branham, Kristi, editor.
Reames, Kelly Lynch, editor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Part I: Friendship as identity -- Part II: Friendship as support -- Part III: Friendship as challenge.

Summary:

This volume presents a collection of critical essays that center womens friendship in womens literary and artistic production. Analyzing cultural portrayals of womens friendships in fiction, letters, and film, these essays collectively suggest new models of literary interpretation that do not prioritize heterosexual romance. Instead, this book represents friendships as mature and meaningful relationships that contribute to identity formation and political coalition. Both the supportive and competitive aspects of friendships are shown to be crucial to women's identities as individuals, political citizens, and artists. Addressing the complexities of how 20th- and 21st-century cultural texts construe women's friendships as they navigate patriarchal institutions, this collection advances scholarship on friendship beyond men and masculine models.

Series:

American literature readings in the 21st century, 2634-579X

ISBN:

9783031080029
3031080025

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1322046795

Locations:

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)