Heroines of the Postmodern and their Worlds in Contemporary Historical Fiction

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Heroines of the Postmodern and their Worlds in Contemporary Historical Fiction

Literary studies: general Gender studies, gender groups

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Collection: Routledge Research in Women's Literature

Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 29 September 2025

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9781040437216


Scope of the Volume

This volume focuses on historical fiction written by and for women, approximately, in the last 30 years and across the entire globe.

Structure of the Book

It comprises three parts. Part 1 draws on the theme of the inner life and experiences of the female historical figure.

Part 2 is concerned with genre-bending that fuels the construction of the vast majority of story worlds within the genre.

Part 3 with the idea of unusual angles that the historical fiction storytelling employs.

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