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Heterosexual Plots and Lesbian Narratives
ISBN: 9780814728840
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / NYU Press
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Subjects: Lesbians’ writings American -- History and criticism; American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism; English literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism; American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism; English liter;

What is lesbian literature? Must it contain overtly lesbian characters, and portray them in a positive light? Must the author be overtly (or covertly) lesbian? Does there have to be a lesbian theme and must it be politically acceptable?
Marilyn Farwell here examines the work of such writers as Adrienne Rich, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Jeanette Winterson, Gloria Naylor, and Marilyn Hacker to address these questions. Dividing their writings into two genres--the romantic story and the heroic, or quest, story, Farwell addresses some of the most problematic issues at the intersection of literature, sex, gender, and postmodernism.
Illustrating how the generational conflict between the lesbian- feminists of twenty years ago and the queer theorists of today stokes the critical fires of contemporary lesbian and literary theory, Heterosexual Plots and Lesbian Narratives concludes by arguing for a broad and generous definition of lesbian writing.

Farwell Marilyn :

Marilyn R. Farwell is Associate Professor of English at the University of Oregon.

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