The Dystopian Transformation of Urban Space in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale
The present contribution examines the representation of the city in Margaret Atwood’s 1985 dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, with the aim of uncovering how the urban space is transformed and repurposed in order to uphold the ideological pillars of the theocratic regime described in the book. The...
Main Author: | Moldovan Raluca |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2020-06-01
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Series: | American, British and Canadian Studies Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/abcsj-2020-0007 |
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