(In)famous subjects: representing women's criminality and violence in historical biofictions.

Historical fiction writers can be drawn to the true stories of women who have committed violent or criminal acts, as are readers. Margaret Atwood's Alias Grace and Hannah Kent's Burial Rites are popular, acclaimed examples of this trend. In my own creative work, Treading Air, I fictionalise the life...

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Published in:	New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice & Theory of Creative Writing Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 67 - 77
Main Author:	Van Luyn, Ariella
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb2019
Subjects:	Historical fiction writing Alias Grace (Book : Atwood) Burial Rites (Book) Atwood, Margaret, 1939- Kent, Hannah Women in literature
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost