Description: An interdisciplinary study of violent female characters in the works of Quebec women writers.
Brief description: Paula Ruth Gilbert is professor of French, Canadian, and women's studies, George Mason University.
Review Quotes: "Violence and the Female Imagination should find a place of honor in any university library with a Canadian studies or a top-notch cultural and literary studies collection. Indeed, while this book may deal principally (but not exclusively) with a Quebec corpus, its applicability to other literatures and cultures is abundantly manifest." American Review of Canadian Studies