From Jo March of Little Women (1868) to Katniss Everdeen of The Hunger Games (2008), the American tomboy figure has evolved into an icon of modern girlhood and symbol of female empowerment. Battling Girlhood: Sympathy, Social Justice, and the Tomboy Figure in American Literature traces the development of the tomboy figure from its origins in nineteenth-century sentimental novels to twentieth- and twenty-first-century literature and film.
| ISBN: | 9780815368687 |
| Publication date: | 3rd July 2018 |
| Author: | Kristen B. Proehl |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 164 pages |
| Series: | Children's Literature and Culture |
| Genres: |
Children’s and teenage literature studies: general Literature: history and criticism Gender studies: women and girls Feminism and feminist theory Children’s and teenage literature studies: general Literature: history and criticism |