'Surfacing' the politics of desire

literature, feminism, and myth

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Author

Rajeshwari S. Vallury

Publication

2008 - University of Toronto Press, Toronto [Ont., Ontario

Language

English

Word Count

58,500 words, Guess

Page Count

234 pages

Identifiers

ISBN-100802090389
ISBN-139780802090386
Goodreads3280043
Library of Congress Control Number2008300095
OCLC Control Number180689490

and 3 more

Better World Books9780802090386
Better World BooksO9-ASU-298
Open LibraryOL22672598M

Classifications

LCCPQ295.W6 V35 2008
LCCPQ295.W6V35 2008
DDC843/.7093522

Alternate Titles

Literature, feminism, and myth

Description

"A particular model of masculine desire has traditionally been evoked in an effort to understand the subordinate role of women in male-authored fiction. Because of this, the belief that male-authored texts are unfailingly built upon the denial of feminine difference has come to dominate many aspects of literary studies. 'Surfacing' the Politics of Desire re-examines the 'myths' of masculine desire in order to challenge this premise, placing literature at the centre of recent feminist debates over the ontology and politics of sexual difference." "'Surfacing' the Politics of Desire calls into question dominant feminist approaches to the literary representation of gender. Enlisting the philosophy of Deleuze and Guattari, Vallury calls for a different method of reading, one based on a deeper understanding of the politics of literature."--Jacket.