Representations of older women in contemporary literature

This study argues that novels by contemporary women writers, such as Doris Lessing, May Sarton, Barbara Pym and Jenny Diski, through their representation of older female protagonists, create alternative discourses of ageing to those that dominate Western society. By placing these figures at the cent...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brennan, Zoe
Published: University of the West of England, Bristol 2003
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.271040