Karin Michaëlis was an internationally known and acclaimed author whose progressive insights into women's psyche and behavior are as valid today as they were at the time of publication. This book explores her use of incest as a metaphor for the oppression of women in a patriarchal society and the way in which female masochism colludes with the male power structure. Michaëlis's use of elements from romance novels, fairy tales, and the gothic genre are a part of her subversive strategy to communicate her message and to empower women.
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978-0-8204-5834-2 (9780820458342)
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The Author: Merete von Eyben teaches ESL at Pasadena City College, California. She received her Ph.D. in Germanic Languages from The University of California, Los Angeles. She has contributed articles to literary biographies and anthologies and has presented numerous papers at conferences. She is also the author of a novel and two collections of short prose fiction in Danish.
