Bibliograph

Trainwreck, the women we love to hate, mock, and fear-- and why, Sady Doyle

Type

Label

Trainwreck, the women we love to hate, mock, and fear-- and why, Sady Doyle

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Trainwreck

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

950968884

Responsibility statement

Sady Doyle

Sub title

the women we love to hate, mock, and fear-- and why

Summary

"From Mary Wollstonecraft--who, for decades after her death, was more famous for her illegitimate child and suicide attempts than for A Vindication of the Rights of Woman--to Charlotte Brontë, Billie Holiday, Sylvia Plath, and even Hillary Clinton, [this book] dissects a centuries-old phenomenon and asks what it means now, in a time when we have unprecedented access to celebrities and civilians alike, and when women are pushing harder than ever against the boundaries of what it means to 'behave'"--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Preface: Our trainwrecks, ourselves -- The trainwreck: her crimes. Sex ; Need ; Madness ; Death -- The trainwreck: her options. Shut up ; Speak up -- The trainwreck: her role. Scapegoat ; Revolutionary -- Conclusion: The view from the tracks

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