Using the concepts and practices of feminist literary criticism, this constantly challenging workbook not only makes the connection between women's writing and women's lives but breaks new ground in enabling students to apply critical concepts and to feel more at ease with the texts common to feminist literary theory.
Using the concepts and practices of feminist literary criticism, this constantly challenging workbook not only makes the connection between women's wr...
If the author is "dead," if feminism is "post-," why does the figure of the woman author keep appearing as a central character in contemporary fiction? Drawing on a diverse range of contemporary authors-including Atwood, Byatt, Brookner, Coetzee, Lurie, Le Guin, Michele Roberts, Shields, Spark, Weldon, Walker-this study explores the complexity and continuing fascination of this figure.
If the author is "dead," if feminism is "post-," why does the figure of the woman author keep appearing as a central character in contemporary fiction...
This book maps the most active and vibrant period in the history of British women's writing. Examining changes and continuities in fiction, poetry, drama, and journalism, as well as women's engagement with a range of literary and popular genres, the essays in this volume highlight the range and diversity of women's writing since 1970.
This book maps the most active and vibrant period in the history of British women's writing. Examining changes and continuities in fiction, poetry, dr...
This compilation of feminist criticism includes contributions from 12 authors who comment on such themes as sexual politics and male feminism, in literary texts.
This compilation of feminist criticism includes contributions from 12 authors who comment on such themes as sexual politics and male feminism, in lite...
This book follows the figure of `the clever girl' from the post-war to the present and focuses on the fiction, plays and memoirs of contemporary British women writers.
This book follows the figure of `the clever girl' from the post-war to the present and focuses on the fiction, plays and memoirs of contemporary Briti...