This book explores the concept of liminality in the representation
of women in eighteenth and nineteenth century literature, as well
as in contemporary rewritings, such as novels, films, television
shows, videogames, and graphic novels. In particular, the volume
focuses on vampires, prostitutes, quixotes, and detectives as
examples of new women who inhabit the margins of society and
populate its narratives. Therefore, it places together for the
first time four important liminal identities, while it explores a
relevant corpus that comprises four centuries and several
countries. Its diachronic, transnational, and comparative approach
emphasizes the representation across time and space of female
sexuality, gender violence, and women's rights, also employing a
liminal stance in its literary analysis: facing the past in order
to understand the present. By underlining the dialogue between past
and present this monograph contributes to contemporary debates on
the representation of women and the construction of femininity as
opposed to hegemonic masculinity, for it exposes the line of
thought that has brought us to the present moment, hence,
challenging assumed stereotypes and narratives. In addition, by
using popular narratives and media, the present work highlights the
value of literature, films, or alternative forms of storytelling to
understand how women's place in society, their voice, and their
presence have been and are still negotiated in spaces of
visibility, agency, and power.
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