The Repair of the World

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.

ISBN	0313292574	Volumes	1
ISBN13	9780313292576 (What's this?)	Weight (grammes)	544
Publisher	ABC-CLIO	Published in	Westport
Imprint	Greenwood Press	Series ISSN	0147-104
Format	Hardback	Series title	Contributions in Women's Studies
Publication date	30 Nov 1994	Height (mm)	235
Library of Congress	PS3566.I4Z	Width (mm)	155
DEWEY	813.54	Spine width (mm)	23
DEWEY edition	DC20	Academic level	Undergraduate, Postgraduate
Pages	224

	Acknowledgments
	Abbreviations
	Introduction	1
1	Going Down Fast	23
2	Dance the Eagle to Sleep	31
3	Small Changes	43
4	Woman on the Edge of Time	65
5	The High Cost of Living	83
6	Vida	89
7	Braided Lives	95
8	Fly Away Home	107
9	Gone to Soldiers	113
10	Summer People	127
11	He, She and It	137
12	The Longings of Women	155
	Conclusion	173
	Bibliography	183
	Index	201

.,."this is an excellent and useful study of Piercy's fiction."-SFRA Review

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