Chances Are
Chances Are
Contingency, Queer Theory and American Literature
Rohy, Valerie
Taylor & Francis Ltd
10/2019
174
Mole
Inglês
9781138290600
15 a 20 dias
254
1. Introduction: Taking Chances
* Heterosexual Necessity
2. Gambling on Marriage: The House of Mirth and The Pit
3. The Calculus of Probabilities: "The Mystery of Marie Roget"
* Accidental Narratives
4. Alger and Emerson: Racism, Retroaction, and the Marriage Plot
5. Racial Contingency: Iola Leroy and Passing
* Contingent Reading
6. Interpretation by Chance: Bechdel, Winnicott, Woolf
7. Exchanging Hours: A Dialogue on Time
8. Conclusion: Not Knowing
Notes
Index
1. Introduction: Taking Chances
* Heterosexual Necessity
2. Gambling on Marriage: The House of Mirth and The Pit
3. The Calculus of Probabilities: "The Mystery of Marie Roget"
* Accidental Narratives
4. Alger and Emerson: Racism, Retroaction, and the Marriage Plot
5. Racial Contingency: Iola Leroy and Passing
* Contingent Reading
6. Interpretation by Chance: Bechdel, Winnicott, Woolf
7. Exchanging Hours: A Dialogue on Time
8. Conclusion: Not Knowing
Notes
Index