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In Women Writers and National Identity Stephanie Bird offers a detailed analysis of the twin themes of female identity and national identity in the works of three major twentieth-century German-language women writers. Bird argues for the importance of an understanding of ambiguity tension and contradiction in the fictional narratives of Ingeborg Bachmann Anne Duden and Emine Ozdamar. She aims to demonstrate how ambiguity is itself central to the development of an understanding of identity and that literary texts are uniquely able to point to the ethical importance of ambiguity through their stylistic complexity. Bird gives close readings of the three writers and draws on feminist theory and psychoanalysis to elucidate the complex nature of individual identity. This book will be of interest to literary and women s studies scholars as well as Germanists.
Editions of Women Writers and National Identity
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780521824064
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780521109888
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In Women Writers and National Identity Stephanie Bird offers a detailed analysis of the twin themes of female identity and national identity in the works of three major twentieth-century German-language women writers. Bird argues for the importance of an understanding of ambiguity tension and contradiction in the fictional narratives of Ingeborg Bachmann Anne Duden and Emine Ozdamar. She aims to demonstrate how ambiguity is itself central to the development of an understanding of identity and that literary texts are uniquely able to point to the ethical importance of ambiguity through their stylistic complexity. Bird gives close readings of the three writers and draws on feminist theory and psychoanalysis to elucidate the complex nature of individual identity. This book will be of interest to literary and women s studies scholars as well as Germanists.
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What is Women Writers and National Identity about?
In Women Writers and National Identity Stephanie Bird offers a detailed analysis of the twin themes of female identity and national identity in the works of three major twentieth-century German-language women writers. Bird argues for the importance of an understanding of ambiguity tension and contradiction in the fictional narratives of Ingeborg Bachmann Anne Duden and Emine Ozdamar. She aims to demonstrate how ambiguity is itself central to the development of an understanding of identity and that literary texts are uniquely able to point to the ethical importance of ambiguity through their stylistic complexity. Bird gives close readings of the three writers and draws on feminist theory and psychoanalysis to elucidate the complex nature of individual identity. This book will be of interest to literary and women s studies scholars as well as Germanists.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Women Writers and National Identity?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Literature: history and criticism > Literary studies: general > Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
Where can I read a sample of Women Writers and National Identity?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Women Writers and National Identity?
Stephanie Rose Bird
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Women Writers and National Identity is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780521824064) and paperback(ISBN 9780521109888)