Gertrude Stein's works encompass a variety of genres. She explicitly called many of her works plays, operas, or novels intending her works to be read with certain generic expectations in mind, be it only to have them undermined. Although many writers depart from generic norms, Stein's generic transgressions are radical and are related to gender-specific traits of her writing. This work examines Stein's questions about gender hierarchies, classifications, and categories, and brings to light the direct relationship between gender and genre in her works. Gygax looks at a number of Stein's...
Gertrude Stein's works encompass a variety of genres. She explicitly called many of her works plays, operas, or novels intending her works to be re...
Most critics of southern novelist Eudora Welty have analyzed her work with a primary focus on her southern background. In "Serious Daring from Within," Franziska Gygax instead uses a gender-specific approach to analyze Welty's novels, illustrating how Welty's narrative techniques establish female authority and frequently undermine patriarchal values.
From this unique perspective, Gygax examines "Delta Wedding," "The Golden Apples," "Losing Battles" and "The Optimist's Daughter," and argues that Eudora Welty indirectly and subtly created a radical vision of a female world. The study...
Most critics of southern novelist Eudora Welty have analyzed her work with a primary focus on her southern background. In "Serious Daring from With...
