Outlines the key feminist debates on British women's fiction since
the 'second wave' and grounds them in examples of women's
writingThis book introduces you clearly and succinctly to the ways
in which feminist ideas have transformed the form and content of
British women's fiction and non-fiction writing. The Introduction
sets out the critical background and the main feminist critical
approaches to literature. This is followed by 5 chapters which
outline feminist engagements with the canon, gender, the body,
sexual difference and ethnicity to demonstrate the ways in which
feminist ideas have affected the 'content' of women's literature.
The next 5 chapters examine types of fiction writing: romance,
crime, science fiction, life-writing and historical fiction, to
show the effect of feminist ideas on the 'form' of women's
literature.The text also provides a wide range of illuminating case
studies which include: Virago Modern Classics, The Women Prize for
Fiction, Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'Herland', Angela Carter's 'The
Passion of New Eve', Margaret Attwood's 'The Edible Woman', Lucy
Ellmann's 'Sweet Desserts', Barbie dolls, French feminism and
sexuality, trans identities, feminist publishing and ethnicity,
black and minority ethnic women's writing, Zadie Smith's novels,
Toni Morrison's 'Beloved', Eimear McBride's 'A Girl is a Half
Formed Thing', Val McDermid and lesbian crime writing, Ruth Rendell
and the invention of the 'whydunit', Margaret Atwood's 'Maddaddam'
sci fi trilogy, Jeanette Winterson's 'Oranges Are Not The Only
Fruit' and 'The Passion', Pat Barker's 'Regeneration' trilogy and
Hilary Mantel's 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up The Bodies'. Each chapter
ends with a list of primary texts and recommended further
reading.Key FeaturesProvides a clear overview of changing feminist
debates and terms in the 20th and 21st centuriesShows the changing
form of women's fiction and non-fiction during this periodAssesses
the ways in which literary, political and mainstream cultures, as
well as the book industry, have impacted on the work and ideas of
female writersIncludes a wide range of case studies as well as
recommended further reading and a list of primary texts with each
chapter
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