Considered by many critics to be Britain's most important woman novel ist, Doris Lessing warrants major atten tion. Her novels increasingly bring into question what it means to be an eman cipated woman in a complex and male-dominated society, especially a woman involved with politics, with writing, with love and sex--a woman who frankly admits her sexuality. Schlueter's new book is the only in-depth study of all the Lessing novels to date and the first full-length study of her major themes. The insights pro vided in this ...
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Considered by many critics to be Britain's most important woman novel ist, Doris Lessing warrants major atten tion. Her novels increasingly bring into question what it means to be an eman cipated woman in a complex and male-dominated society, especially a woman involved with politics, with writing, with love and sex--a woman who frankly admits her sexuality. Schlueter's new book is the only in-depth study of all the Lessing novels to date and the first full-length study of her major themes. The insights pro vided in this work will enable readers to understand and appreciate Doris Lessing's perception and interpretation of human experience in this "complex, chaotic, conformist world."
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