Feminist Literary Theory

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Feminist Literary Theory is a thoroughly revised and updated comprehensive introduction to the diverse field of feminist literary studies. The third edition includes key extracts from major critics and covers a wide range of theoretical perspectives. It features a new section titled Writing 'Glocal', exploring feminism's engagement with postcolonial, global, and spatial studies. Revised chapter introductions and extensive notes provide helpful context and recommendations for further reading.
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This comprehensive volume is ideal for students, scholars, and anyone interested in feminist theory, literary criticism, and women's literature, especially those looking to understand contemporary feminist debates within global and postcolonial contexts.

First published in 1986 with a second edition in 1996, Feminist Literary Theory: A Reader constitutes one of the classic texts of second-into-third-wave feminist literary studies.

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Now in its third edition, Feminist Literary Theory remains the most comprehensive, single volume introduction to a vital and diverse field.

Fully revised and updated to reflect changes in the field over the last decade.
Includes extracts from all the major critics, critical approaches, and theoretical positions in contemporary feminist literary studies.
Features a new section, Writing 'Glocal', which covers feminism's dialogue with postcolonial, global, and spatial studies.
Revised chapter introductions provide readers with helpful contextual information while extensive notes offer recommendations for further reading.

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Feminist Literary Theory: A Reader is praised as an indispensable guide for students and teachers, offering clear contextual introductions and a rich collection of work on gendered authorship, literary production, and critical reception. The third edition is noted for its breadth, including new contributions on autobiography, science fiction, and border talk. The additional section on 'Glocal' writing deepens the exploration of feminism's dialogue with postcolonialism and transculturalism.

Jane Dowson, De Montfort University

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405183130

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 December 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Edition: 3rd edition

Contributors:

Edited by Mary Eagleton

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 739g

Pages: 512

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Arts & Culture Education & Reference Non-Fiction

About the Author

Mary Eagleton is Professor of Contemporary Women’s Writing at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. She has published extensively in the field of feminist literary theory and contemporary women’s writing, including Feminist Literary Criticism (1991), Working With Feminist Criticism (Wiley-Blackwell, 1996), A Concise Companion to Feminist Theory (Wiley-Blackwell, 2003) and Figuring the Woman Author in Contemporary Fiction (2005). She is founding Co-editor of the journal, Contemporary Women’s Writing.