Feminism and women's writing :
Riley, Catherine E.,
Feminism and women's writing : an introduction / Feminism & women's writing Catherine Riley with Lynne Pearce. - xviii, 204 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9781474415606 (paperback) 1474415601 (paperback)
Feminism in literature.
Women and literature.
English literature--Women authors--History and criticism.--20th century
English literature--Women authors--History and criticism.--21st century
--Reading book
820.99287 / RIL
Feminism and women's writing : an introduction / Feminism & women's writing Catherine Riley with Lynne Pearce. - xviii, 204 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9781474415606 (paperback) 1474415601 (paperback)
Feminism in literature.
Women and literature.
English literature--Women authors--History and criticism.--20th century
English literature--Women authors--History and criticism.--21st century
--Reading book
820.99287 / RIL