Milan Kundera and Feminist Criticism: Dangerous Intersection - J. O'Brien - Books - Palgrave USA - 9780312122065 - July 12, 1995
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Milan Kundera and Feminist Criticism: Dangerous Intersection 1995 edition

J. O'Brien

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Milan Kundera and Feminist Criticism: Dangerous Intersection 1995 edition

Since sexuality and sexual politics account for the most consistently engaged tensions in Milan Kundera's fiction, it is surprising that critical attention to Kundera's work has yet to produce an extensive study that concentrates on the Czech novelist's problematic representations of women. In this study, O'Brien offers two such in-depth considerations: First he tracks the (mis)representations of the female characters; then he explores the promise of reading Kundera from the feminist perspective. Initially, O'Brien takes Kundera to task for representing women from a perspective dominated by either/or, opposition-based frameworks. Instead of dismissing Kundera as sexist, however, O'Brien takes these concerns further, arguing that a feminist-postmodernist approach shows Kundera exposing, not reinforcing, the misrepresentation of women. Using an eclectic perspective that draws on the insights of feminist criticism and deconstruction, the author looks to strong women, such as The Unbearable Lightness of Being's Sabina in order to develop a method of simultaneously appreciating the complicated surfaces and the paradoxical depths of Kundera's work. Considering O'Brien's own cross-purpose and Kundera's famous penchant for ambiguity, the duality of O'Brien's conclusions are appropriate. Milan Kundera & Feminism considers Kundera's contributions to the feminist critique of representation without ignoring the serious difficulties for the feminist reader.


178 pages, XIII, 178 p.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released July 12, 1995
ISBN13 9780312122065
Publishers Palgrave USA
Pages 178
Dimensions 140 × 216 × 20 mm   ·   421 g
Language English  

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