Alfred Lord Tennyson (Feminist Readings)

Shaw, Marion

Humanities Pr

Violence, murder and a sweet, white-haired old lady are an unlikely combination. Why is this apparent contradiction so potent a formula? "Reflecting on Miss Marple" examines the elements of Agatha Christie's famous character which make her subversive whilst at the same time upholding the status quo. The authors place Miss Marple firmly in context as the quintessential post-World War I spinster. Marginalized by society and despised or trivialized by men, Miss Marple emerges triumphant as an unlikely but undeniable feminist heroine. This study explores the inherent contradictions of the Miss Marple novels, their social and historical context, and their place in detective fiction as a whole.

Reflecting on Miss Marple (Heroines?)

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Routledge

Hardback with dustwrapper, 256 pages. Tears at top of and wear to dust jacket.

Man does, woman is: An anthology of work and gender

Poetry

Faber and Faber

Alfred Lord Tennyson (Feminist Readings Series)

Prentice Hall Europe (a Pearson Education company)

A selection of texts by Elizabeth Gaskell, accompanied by annotations. It brings together Gaskell academics to provide readers with scholarship on her work and seeks to bring the crusading spirit and genius of the writer into the 21st century to take her place as a major Victorian writer.

The Works of Elizabeth Gaskell, Part II vol 4

Billington, Josie

Jay, Elisabeth

Shattock, Joanne

Shelston, Alan

Peterson, Linda H.

Hughes, Linda K.

Easson, Angus

Wilkes, Joanne

d'Albertis, Deirdre

Mitchell, Charlotte

The Works of Elizabeth Gaskell, Part I Vol 1

British & Irish

Reflecting on Miss Marple (Routledge Revivals)

Originally published in 1991, Reflecting on Miss Marple looks at the incongruous combination of violence, murder and a sweet, white-haired old lady, and examines why this makes such a potent but unlikely formula. The book is an astute and engaging account which reveals Miss Marple as a feminist heroine, triumphantly able to exploit contemporary prejudices against unmarried women in order to solve her case. The authors explore the inherent contradictions of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple novels, their social context, and their place in detective fiction as a whole.

Vanacker, Sabine

Originally published in 1991, Reflecting on Miss Marple looks at the incongruous combination of violence, murder and a sweet, white-haired old lady, and examines why this makes such a potent but unlikely formula. The book is an astute and engaging account which reveals Miss Marple as a feminist heroine, triumphantly able to exploit contemporary prejudices against unmarried women in order to solve her case. The authors explore the inherent contradictions of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple novels, their social context, and their place in detective fiction as a whole.

A selection of texts by Elizabeth Gaskell, accompanied by annotations. It brings together Gaskell academics to provide readers with scholarship on her work and seeks to bring the crusading spirit and genius of the writer into the 21st century to take her place as a major Victorian writer.

The Works of Elizabeth Gaskell, Part II vol 4 (The Pickering Masters: the Works of Elizabeth Gaskell)

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