The Enigmatic Christina Stead A Provocative

Analysis of Stead's fiction in the context of her portrayals of sexuality. Identifies a subtextual preoccupation with homosexuality. Argues that although Stead presents the heterosexual norm as the relationship paradigm, she portrays no happy heterosexual relationships, while lesbian eroticism covertly pervades her fiction. Includes notes, select bibliography and index. Author lectures in English, linguistics and media at Macquarie University.

Dr Teresa Petersen lectures in the Department of English, Macquarie University.

Acknowledgements

vii

Editorial Note

ix

Prologue

1

(2)

Introduction

3

(22)

The Beauties and Furies

25

(32)

For Love Alone

57

(42)

Letty Fox: Her Luck

99

(38)

Cotters' England

137

(46)

The Puzzlehead Girl

183

(35)

I'm Dying Laughing

218

(13)

Epilogue

231

(2)

Notes

233

(9)

Select Bibliography

242

(9)

Index

251

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