Literature and Gender

Literature and Gender combines an introduction to and an anthology of literary texts which powerfully demonstrate the relevance of gender issues to the study of literature. The volume covers all three major literary genres - poetry, fiction and drama - and closely examines a wide range of themes, including:

• feminity versus creativity in women's lives and writing
• the construction of female characters
• autobiography and fiction
• the gendering of language
• the interaction of race, class and gende...