The Matriarch's Power: A Cross-Cultural Literary Study analyzes older women in literature from various countries to determine both the nature of stereotypes and the conditions under which this age group can be depicted realistically and without prejudice. The literature scrutinized was written primarily in the twentieth century and illustrates how writers utilize older women for satire, humor, and/or castigation of whole societies.
Women of means and mothers are often negative depictions whereas women who are activists or adopt a social concern they want remedied are positive depictions. It is made obvious that older women are currently moving beyond roles prescribed for them.
| ISBN: | 9780820422053 |
| Publication date: | 1st September 1993 |
| Author: | Beth Ann Bassein |
| Publisher: | P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 167 pages |
| Series: | American University Studies. |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Gender studies: women and girls Sociology: family and relationships |
The Matriarch's Power: A Cross-Cultural Literary Study analyzes older women in literature from various countries to determine both the nature of stereotypes and the conditions under which this age group can be depicted realistically and without prejudice. The literature scrutinized was written primarily in the twentieth century and illustrates how writers utilize older women for satire, humor, and/or castigation of whole societies.
The Matriarch's Power features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Gender studies: women and girls, Sociology: family and relationships
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The Matriarch's Power was written by Beth Ann Bassein and published by P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc.
The Matriarch's Power has 167 pages
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