The Unpossessed |
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| Author:
| Slesinger, Tess |
| Introduction by:
| Kessler-Harris, Alice |
| ISBN: | 978-0-935312-21-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1993 |
| Publisher: | Feminist Press at The City University of New York
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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The first depiction of radical chic in fiction,
The Unpossessed (1934) follows a group of Greenwich Village intellectuals engaged in founding a magazine. In relating the stories of three couples, the novel raises questions that still torment women and men today: Is marriage a viable institution? Should one bear children in hard times? Does sexuality destroy the possibility of significant political action? And what is the political responsibility of...
More Description The first depiction of radical chic in fiction, The Unpossessed (1934) follows a group of Greenwich Village intellectuals engaged in founding a magazine. In relating the stories of three couples, the novel raises questions that still torment women and men today: Is marriage a viable institution? Should one bear children in hard times? Does sexuality destroy the possibility of significant political action? And what is the political responsibility of intellectuals?