Old wives' tales, and other women's stories /

Modleski, Tania, 1949-

Old wives' tales, and other women's stories / Tania Modleski. - New York : New York University Press, c1998. - x, 238 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Portions of some chapters have been previously published in slightly different form.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-224) and indexes.

Breaking silence, or, An old wives' tale : sexual harassment and the legitimation crisis -- Axe the piano player -- My life as a romance reader -- My life as a romance writer -- The white Negress and the heavy-duty dyke -- Doing justice to the subjects : the work of Anna Deavere Smith -- Do we get to lose this time? : revising the Vietnam War film -- A woman's gotta do-- what a man's gotta do? : cross-dressing in the Western -- Something else besides a mother : reflections of a feminist on the death of her mother.

0814755933 (acidfree paper) 0814755941 (pbk. : acidfree paper)

98025366


Modleski, Tania.


American literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.--20th century
Feminism and literature--History--United States--20th century.
Women and literature--History--United States--20th century.
Feminism--History--United States--20th century.
Feminist criticism--United States.

PS152 / .M63 1998

810.9/00082