The Postfeminist Biopic: Narrating the Lives of Plath, Kahlo, Woolf and Austen

Polaschek, B.

This book contributes to the growing literature on the biopic genre by outlining and exploring the conventions of the postfeminist biopic. It does so by analyzing recent films about the lives of famous women including Sylvia Plath, Frida Kahlo, Virginia Woolf and Jane Austen.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349445257

DOI: 10.1057/9781137273482

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 191