Twentieth-century women novelists : feminist theory into practice / Susan Watkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watkins, Susan, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.

English fiction.

English fiction--Women authors.

Feminism and literature--History--20th century.

Feminism and literature.

History.

American fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.

American fiction.

American fiction--Women authors.

American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

English fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

French fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.

French fiction.

French fiction--Women authors.

French fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

Women and literature--History--20th century.

Women and literature.

Feminist fiction--History and criticism.

Feminist fiction.

Physical Description:

x, 218 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2001.

Summary:

This provocative book discusses two of the most significant influences on writing and thinking in the 20th century: women novelists and feminist theory. It demonstrates, in an accessible but imaginative manner, ways of reading women's novels alongside work by feminist theorists. Each chapter situates a small number of theoretical texts in their intellectual context and then links them with a widely taught novel to produce fresh interpretations. The novels and theorists represent examples of extremely significant, but also pedagogically useful feminist writing this century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-209) and index.

ISBN:

0333683455

0333683463

OCLC:

44467475