Handbook Of Literary Feminism, A

Description: A Handbook of Literary Feminisms provides a concise overview of feminist literature from the Early Modern traditions through to the twenty- first century. Additional material includes feminist literary criticism and theory, and a chapter covering approaches to women's texts; a glossary and timelines set the developments of this field in context for students.



Contents: Introduction ; History ; Early Modern Traditions, 1500-1700 ; Eighteenth Century Triumphs, 1700-1780 ; Romantic Revolutions, 1780-1832 ; Victorian Contradictions, 1832-1895 ; Modern Experiments, 1895-1945 ; Late Twentieth-Century Directions, 1945-2000 ; Approaches to Women's Texts ; Feminist Literary Criticism and Theory ; Critical Intersections ; Sexualities ; Subjectivities ; Ideology and Culture ; Bibliographies ; Glossary ; Timelines