TY - GEN T1 - She changes by intrigue : irony, femininity and feminism T2 - Genus--gender in modern culture ; A1 - Rainford, Lydia, 1972- LA - English PP - Amsterdam ; New York, NY PB - Rodopi YR - 2005 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocm70857703 AB - Contemporary feminist theorists have implied a special affinity between women and irony because of their 'double' relation to the prevailing order of things: both speak from within this order while remaining 'other' to it in some way. Irony can be regarded as the obvious mode in which a feminist might speak, as it reflects her relation to the patriarchal structure while refusing to validate the truth of the current sexual hierarchy. She Changes by Intrigue undertakes the first sustained analysis of the parallels between irony, femininity and feminism. By retracing the association of these term. OP - 252 CN - HQ1190 .R34 2005eb SN - 142379138X SN - 9781423791386 SN - 9789401201131 SN - 9401201137 SN - 9042016078 SN - 9789042016071 KW - Feminist theory. KW - Femininity in literature. KW - Femininity (Philosophy) KW - Irony. KW - Théorie féministe. KW - Féminité dans la littérature. KW - Féminité (Philosophie) KW - Ironie. KW - irony. KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Feminism & Feminist Theory. KW - Femininity in literature KW - Feminist theory KW - Irony ER -