Feminist Theory and Literary Practice

by Deborah L. Madsen

Book Overview

This book is an exploration of women's writing that focuses on the close links between literary texts and the theories that construct those texts as 'women's writing'. Each chapter deals with one of the issues or concepts that have engaged both authors and theorists - rhetoric, work, consciousness, nature, class and race. A detailed analysis shows how each concept has been used by feminists to construct a specific text in such a way that it is received...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745316018
• ISBN13: 9780745316017
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.5"