Volume 16 No. 1 — 1 May 1993

Re-Writing Woman: Genre Politics and Female Identity in Kate Grenville’s Dreamhouse

Susan Midalia
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Published 1 May 1993 in Volume 16 No. 1. Subjects: Feminist theory, Gothic, Human body, Italy, Myths & legends, Narrative techniques, Sexuality & sexual identity.

Cite as: Midalia, Susan. ‘Re-Writing Woman: Genre Politics and Female Identity in Kate Grenville’s Dreamhouse.’ Australian Literary Studies, vol. 16, no. 1, 1993, doi: 10.20314/als.243254c74d.

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