Synopses & Reviews
In Marge Piercy's work, the repair of the world involves an affirmation of a healing and nurturing principle, sometimes depicted as matriarchal, but generally not gender-bound. In this book, the first comprehensive, critical survey of all of Piercy's fiction to date (including her newest novel, The Longings of Women), the author places Piercy in American literary history and in American neofeminist thought. She also highlights Piercy's analysis of power patterns in intimate relationships and in society, and constructions of sexuality and gender as they relate to issues of class and ethnicity. Situated within a feminist discursive space, The Repair of the World both builds on and challenges earlier Piercy criticism.
Synopsis
The first comprehensive survey elucidating and evaluating the works of Marge Piercy, placing her in American literary history and in American neofeminist thought.
About the Author
KERSTIN W. SHANDS teaches English and American literature at Stockholm University.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Going Down Fast (1969)
Dance the Eagle to Sleep (1970)
Small Changes (1973)
Woman on the Edge of Time (1976)
The High Cost of Living (1978)
Vida (1979)
Braided Lives (1982)
Fly Away Home (1984)
Gone to Soldiers (1987)
Summer People (1989)
He, She and It (1991)
The Longings of Women (1994)
Conclusion
Works Cited
Index