A history of feminist literary criticism / edited by Gill Plain and Susan Sellers.

Contributor(s): Plain, Gill [editor] | Sellers, Susan [editor]
Language: English Publisher: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, c2012Description: 1 online resource (xi, 352 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781139167314Subject(s): Feminist literary criticism -- History. Feminist literary criticism | Feminist literary criticismGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 801.95082 Online resources: Full text available at Cambridge Online Library Click here to view
Contents:
Introduction to Part I: pp. 6-10 1 - Medieval feminist criticism pp. 11-26 2 - Feminist criticism in the Renaissance and seventeenth century: pp. 27-45 3 - Mary Wollstonecraft and her legacy: pp. 46-65 4 - The feminist criticism of Virginia Woolf: pp. 66-84 5 - Simone de Beauvoir and the demystification of woman: pp. 85-100 PART II - CREATING A FEMINIST LITERARY CRITICISM: pp.101-101 Introduction to Part II: pp. 102-104 6 - Literary representations of women: Read 105-119 7 - A history of women's writing: pp. 120-137 8 - Autobiography and personal criticism: pp. 138-153 9 - Black feminist criticism: pp. 154-168 10 - Lesbian feminist criticism: pp. 169-186 11 - Men and feminist criticism: pp. 187-208 PART III - POSTSTRUCTURALISM AND BEYOND: pp. 209-209 Introduction to Part III: pp. 210-213 12 - Feminist criticism and poststructuralism: pp. 214-234 13 - Feminist criticism and psychoanalysis: pp. 235-262 14 - French feminist criticism and writing the body:pp. 263-281 15 - Postcolonial feminist criticism:pp. 282-300 16 - Feminist criticism and queer theory: 17 - Feminist criticism and technologies of the body: pp. 322-335 Postscript: flaming feminism?: pp. 336-341 Index: pp. 342-352
Summary: Feminism has transformed the academic study of literature, fundamentally altering the canon of what is taught and setting new agendas for literary analysis. In this authoritative history of feminist literary criticism, leading scholars chart the development of the practice from the Middle Ages to the present. The first section of the book explores protofeminist thought from the Middle Ages onwards, and analyses the work of pioneers such as Wollstonecraft and Woolf. The second section examines the rise of second-wave feminism and maps its interventions across the twentieth century. A final section examines the impact of postmodernism on feminist thought and practice. This book offers a comprehensive guide to the history and development of feminist literary criticism and a lively reassessment of the main issues and authors in the field. It is essential reading for all students and scholars of feminist writing and literary criticism.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to Part I: pp. 6-10
1 - Medieval feminist criticism pp. 11-26
2 - Feminist criticism in the Renaissance and seventeenth century: pp. 27-45
3 - Mary Wollstonecraft and her legacy: pp. 46-65
4 - The feminist criticism of Virginia Woolf: pp. 66-84
5 - Simone de Beauvoir and the demystification of woman: pp. 85-100
PART II - CREATING A FEMINIST LITERARY CRITICISM: pp.101-101
Introduction to Part II: pp. 102-104
6 - Literary representations of women: Read 105-119
7 - A history of women's writing: pp. 120-137
8 - Autobiography and personal criticism: pp. 138-153
9 - Black feminist criticism: pp. 154-168
10 - Lesbian feminist criticism: pp. 169-186
11 - Men and feminist criticism: pp. 187-208
PART III - POSTSTRUCTURALISM AND BEYOND: pp. 209-209
Introduction to Part III: pp. 210-213
12 - Feminist criticism and poststructuralism: pp. 214-234
13 - Feminist criticism and psychoanalysis: pp. 235-262
14 - French feminist criticism and writing the body:pp. 263-281
15 - Postcolonial feminist criticism:pp. 282-300
16 - Feminist criticism and queer theory:
17 - Feminist criticism and technologies of the body: pp. 322-335
Postscript: flaming feminism?: pp. 336-341
Index: pp. 342-352

Feminism has transformed the academic study of literature, fundamentally altering the canon of what is taught and setting new agendas for literary analysis. In this authoritative history of feminist literary criticism, leading scholars chart the development of the practice from the Middle Ages to the present. The first section of the book explores protofeminist thought from the Middle Ages onwards, and analyses the work of pioneers such as Wollstonecraft and Woolf. The second section examines the rise of second-wave feminism and maps its interventions across the twentieth century. A final section examines the impact of postmodernism on feminist thought and practice. This book offers a comprehensive guide to the history and development of feminist literary criticism and a lively reassessment of the main issues and authors in the field. It is essential reading for all students and scholars of feminist writing and literary criticism.

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