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Josephine Gattuso Hendin

ジョセフィン ガットゥーソ ヘンディン

josephine gattuso hendin

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1944-01-01 (Queens, New York, United States)
国籍
United States
言語
English
居住地歴
Queens, New York → Manhattan, New York

経歴

職業
novelist, critic, academic
活動期間
1970年〜
所属
Yale University, City College of New York, New York University
影響を受けた人物
Flannery O'Connor

学歴

City College of New York
国: United States
Graduated magna cum laude
Columbia University
学位: M.A.
卒業年: 1965
国: United States
Columbia University
学位: Ph.D.
卒業年: 1968
国: United States

受賞歴

Guggenheim Fellowship
1975
主催: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
結果: 受賞
American Book Award
1989
対象作品: The Right Thing to Do
主催: Before Columbus Foundation
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The World of Flannery O'Connor

1970年 literary criticism

A critical study of Flannery O'Connor's world, analyzing themes and moral/religious aspects of her work.

religionmoralitySouthern American literature

Vulnerable People: A View of American Fiction Since 1945

1978年 literary criticism

A critical look at post-1945 American fiction, discussing representations of vulnerability and victimhood.

vulnerabilitypostwar fictioncharacter depiction

The Right Thing to Do

1988年 novel

A novel with feminist perspectives that explores conflicts between personal morality and social expectations.

feminismmoral choiceindividual vs society

Heartbreakers: Women and Violence in Contemporary Culture and Literature

2004年 cultural studies / literary criticism

An essay collection examining representations of women and violence in contemporary culture and literature from a feminist viewpoint.

women and violencefeminismmedia criticism

全著作

  • The World of Flannery O'Connor
  • Vulnerable People: A View of American Fiction Since 1945
  • The Right Thing to Do
  • Heartbreakers: Women and Violence in Contemporary Culture and Literature

作風・主題

文体
feminist critical perspectivescholarly and analytical proseemphasis on socio-cultural context
頻出モチーフ
vulnerability and violencefemale perspectivemorality and religion

評価・遺産

Recognized for contributions to feminist criticism and American literary studies; noted for work on Italian-American writing and studies of Flannery O'Connor.

豆知識

  • Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1975.
  • Won the American Book Award in 1989 for The Right Thing to Do.
  • Grew up in Queens and lives in Manhattan.
  • Studied at City College of New York and Columbia University.