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Author Riley, Catherine E., author

Title Feminism and women's writing : an introduction / Catherine Riley with Lynne Pearce
Published Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2018]
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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 204 pages)
Contents Gendering the canon -- Gender -- Body/image -- Not straight sex -- Ethnicity -- 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
Explores the transformative reign of the Catholic King James VII and the revolution that brought about his fall
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL
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Subject Feminism in literature.
Women and literature.
English literature -- Women authors -- 20th century -- History and criticism
English literature -- Women authors -- 21st century -- History and criticism
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- General.
English literature -- Women authors
Feminism in literature
Women and literature
Genre/Form Electronic books
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
Author Pearce, Lynne, author
ISBN 9781474415613
147441561X
1474415628
9781474415620
Other Titles Feminism & women's writing