A Readers Guide to Contemporary Feminist Literary Criticism

Download or read book A Readers Guide to Contemporary Feminist Literary Criticism written by Maggie Humm and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-17 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introduction to feminist literary criticism in its international contexts discusses a broad range of complex critical writings and then identifies and explains the main developments and debates within each approach. Each chapter has an easy-to-use format, comprising an introductory overview, an explanation of key themes and techniques, a detailed account of the work of specific critics, and a summary which includes critiques of the approach. Each chapter is accompanied by a guide to the primary texts and further reading.