Wolf-Women and Phantom Ladies : Female Desire in 1940s US Culture /
Steven Dillon.
- Albany : State University of New York Press, (c)2015.
- 1 online resource.
- SUNY Series in Feminist Criticism and Theory .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction. Sexual visibility, or, The duel in the sun -- Diana Trilling, female desire, and the study of popular culture -- The waiting room: female desire in women's wartime fiction -- He-wolves and she-wolves: from Tex Avery to Jackson Pollock -- Phantom ladies: on the radio and out of the closet -- White female desire wearing the masks of color -- What young women want: from high school to college -- The power and the horror: male and female cultural spaces -- Conclusion. Two phantom women: Ruth Herschberger and Elizabeth Hawes.
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American literature--History and criticism.--20th century Women in literature. Desire in literature. Women in popular culture. Women--Sexual behavior--Psychological aspects. American literature. Desire in literature. Women. Women in literature. Women in popular culture.