Feminism and women's writing : an introduction Catherine E Riley and Lynne Pearce

By:

Riley, Catherine [author]

Contributor(s):

Pearce, Lynne [author]

Publication details: [Edinburgh] : Edinburgh University Press, 2018.Description: xviii, 204 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9781474415606

Other title:

Feminism & women's writing

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DDC classification:

23 820.99287 R451F

Contents:

Introduction -- Part I. Debates : Gendering the canon -- Gender -- Body/image -- Not straight sex -- Ethnicity -- Part II. Genres : Romance -- Crime -- Science fiction -- Life-writing -- Historical fiction.

Summary: This book clearly and succinctly introduces the ways in which feminist ideas have transformed the form and content of women's fiction and non-fiction writing. The Introduction sets out the critical background and the main feminist critical approaches to literature. Part I, Debates, contains chapters which outline feminist engagements with the canon, gender, the body, sexual difference and ethnicity to demonstrate the ways in which feminist ideas have affected the content of women's literature. In Part II, Genres, five chapters examine types of fiction writing, romance, crime, science fiction, life-writing and historical fiction, to show the effect of feminist ideas on the form of women's literature--back cover.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Library and Documentation Division PGRRL	820.99287 R451F (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		113214

Introduction --
Part I. Debates : Gendering the canon --
Gender --
Body/image --
Not straight sex --
Ethnicity --
Part II. Genres : Romance --
Crime --
Science fiction --
Life-writing --
Historical fiction.

This book clearly and succinctly introduces the ways in which feminist ideas have transformed the form and content of women's fiction and non-fiction writing. The Introduction sets out the critical background and the main feminist critical approaches to literature. Part I, Debates, contains chapters which outline feminist engagements with the canon, gender, the body, sexual difference and ethnicity to demonstrate the ways in which feminist ideas have affected the content of women's literature. In Part II, Genres, five chapters examine types of fiction writing, romance, crime, science fiction, life-writing and historical fiction, to show the effect of feminist ideas on the form of women's literature--back cover.

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