Encyclopedia Of Feminist Literature

Mary Ellen Snodgrass0816060401, 9780816060405

An accessible one-volume encyclopedia, this addition to the Literary Movements series is a comprehensive reference guide to the history and development of feminist literature, from early fairy tales to works by great women writers of today. Hundreds of informative A-to-Z entries cover a wide range of works and writers from around the world, as well as a range of genres, including novels, short stories, poetry, plays, and criticism. Focusing on the feminist works and writers that most often appear in high school and college curricula, ”Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature” is the definitive resource for this movement. Its coverage includes writers such as Willa Cather, George Eliot, Helen Keller, Anais Nin, and Gloria Steinem; works such as ”The Bell Jar”, ”The Feminist Mystique”, ”Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman”, and ”The Woman Warrior”, characters such as Cinderella, Hester Prynne, and the Wife of Bath; and much more.

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Table of contents :
CONTENTS……Page 6
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS……Page 7
PREFACE……Page 8
INTRODUCTION……Page 10
A……Page 20
B……Page 63
C……Page 114
D……Page 152
E……Page 182
F……Page 202
G……Page 237
H……Page 266
I……Page 291
J……Page 302
K……Page 319
L……Page 335
M……Page 362
N……Page 408
O……Page 420
P……Page 430
Q……Page 456
R……Page 458
S……Page 487
T……Page 547
U……Page 558
V……Page 562
W……Page 569
Y……Page 619
AUTHORS BY GENRE……Page 626
MAJOR AUTHORS OF FEMINIST LITERATURE AND THEIR WORKS……Page 640
A TIME LINE OF MAJOR WORKS OF FEMINIST LITERATURE……Page 668
PRIMARY SOURCE BIBLIOGRAPHY……Page 692
SECONDARY SOURCE BIBLIOGRAPHY……Page 717
FILMOGRAPHY……Page 744
INDEX……Page 747