Feminist Literary Theory

A Reader
Herausgegeben von Eagleton, Mary

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Now in its third edition, Feminist Literary Theory remains the most comprehensive, single volume introduction to a vital and diverse field

Fully revised and updated to reflect changes in the field over the last decade
Includes extracts from all the major critics, critical approaches and theoretical positions in contemporary feminist literary studies
Features a new section, Writing Glocal , which covers feminism s dialogue with postcolonial, global and spatial studies
Revised chapter introductions provide readers with helpful contextual information while extensive notes offer recommendations for further reading

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 3. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 730g
• ISBN-13: 9781405183130
• ISBN-10: 1405183136
• Artikelnr.: 32568026

Autorenporträt

Mary Eagleton is Professor of Contemporary Women's Writing at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. She has published extensively in the field of feminist literary theory and contemporary women's writing, including Feminist Literary Criticism (1991), Working With Feminist Criticism (Wiley-Blackwell, 1996), A Concise Companion to Feminist Theory (Wiley-Blackwell, 2003) and Figuring the Woman Author in Contemporary Fiction (2005). She is founding Co-editor of the journal, Contemporary Women's Writing.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Finding a Female Tradition. 2. Women and
Literary Production. 3. Gender and Genre. 4. Towards Definitions of
Feminist Writing. 5. Writing, Reading and Difference. 6. Locating the
Subject. 7. Writing the Glocal. Bibliography of Extracts. Index.