Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. American - General    3. Criticism and interpretation    4. Feminism and literature    5. History    6. History and criticism    7. Kingsolver, Barbara    8. Literary Criticism    9. Literature - Classics / Criticism    10. Political fiction, American    11. Popular American Fiction    12. United States    13. Women and literature    14. American English    15. Literary Criticism & Collections / American    16. Novels, other prose & writers: from c 1900 -    17. USA   

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An eye opening analysis of Israeli female authored fiction
An Associate Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at NYU, Feldman has written an eye-opening comparative analysis that will cause you to never read a book authored by a woman the same way again. I am not used to reading literary or gender theory, but this provided an excellentintroduction, as well as providing a synopsis of the feminist works ofVirginia Woolf and Simone Beauvoir. As Feldman's book taught me, you rarelysaw Israeli women authors prior to 1980. It was the time of social realismliterature, stories of "WE" the nation builders. But in 1997,four of Israel's best seller's were authored by religious women. Prior tothe Yom Kippur War, Israeli women, like Leah Goldberg, wrote poetry; andmen wrote fiction. For all the lip service that was paid to the new Hebrewsocialist culture of the pioneers and the kibbutz, much of it was lipservice when it came to gender roles. But since 1980, women have publishedhistorical fiction, biography, and mystery (Batya Gur) successfully inIsrael. Many have them have projected contemporary concerns over the roleof women in Israeli society onto their heroines from the pre-State period.Feldman focuses on five women authors: Amalia Kahana Carmon (Chapter 3),Shulamith Hareven (Chapter 5 and 6.3), Netiva Ben Yehuda (chapter 7), RuthAlmog (Chapter 8), and Shulamit Lapid (Chapter 1). I was captivated by theanalysis of Lapid's "GEI ONI", a fictional story about thefounding of Rosh Pinna (its original name was a Hebrew takeoff on the nameof the Arab village). Was it a best seller in Israel because it dared towrite about a fictional pioneering Woman of the first Aliyah? (Why do weonly hear about the male pioneers?) Long story, short... Feldman shows therichness and subtleties of Israeli women's fiction as she explores thethemes of gender and nation, as well as the (non)representation of the"New Hebrew Woman" in the works of these five authors who are the"foremothers" of the contemporary boom in Israeli Women'sfiction. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Ethnic Studies - General    2. Feminist fiction    3. Feminist literary criticism    4. History and criticism    5. Israel    6. Israeli fiction    7. Jewish    8. Literary Criticism    9. Literature - Classics / Criticism    10. Women Authors    11. Hebrew    12. Jewish studies    13. Literary Criticism & Collections / General    14. Literary studies: from c 1900 -    15. Novels, other prose & writers    16. Women's studies   

Subjects:  1. Essay    2. Feminism and literature    3. Feminist literary criticism    4. Literary Criticism    5. Literature    6. Women and literature    7. Feminism   

Subjects:  1. Ancient, Classical & Medieval    2. Characters    3. Euripides    4. Feminism and literature    5. Greece    6. Mythology, Greek, in literatur    7. Mythology, Greek, in literature    8. Performing Arts/Dance    9. Plays / Drama    10. Women    11. Women and literature   

Subjects:  1. Deconstruction    2. Feminism & Feminist Theory    3. Feminism and literature    4. Feminist    5. History & Surveys - General    6. Literary Criticism    7. Philosophy    8. Philosophy & Social Aspects    9. Women Authors    10. Cultural studies    11. Education / Philosophy & Social Aspects    12. Literary studies: general   

Subjects:  1. 1860-1935    2. 19th century    3. 20th century    4. American - General    5. Authors, American    6. Biography    7. Biography & Autobiography    8. Biography / Autobiography    9. Biography/Autobiography    10. Feminism and literature    11. Feminist    12. Gilman, Charlotte Perkins,    13. Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860-1935    14. Literary    15. United States    16. Women    17. American English    18. Biography: general    19. Feminism    20. Gilman, Charlotte Perkins    21. USA   

Subjects:  1. 16th century    2. 17th century    3. Early modern, 1500-1700    4. England    5. English literature    6. Europe - Great Britain - General    7. Feminism and literature    8. Gender Studies    9. General    10. History    11. History and criticism    12. Literature - Classics / Criticism    13. Social Science    14. Sociology    15. English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism    16. Feminism    17. Literary studies: 16th to 18th centuries    18. Social Science / Gender Studies    19. c 1500 to c 1600   

Subjects:  1. Feminism and literature    2. Feminist literary criticism    3. General    4. History and criticism    5. Literature    6. Semiotics & Theory    7. Sociology    8. Theory, etc    9. Literary theory   

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. Drama    3. English fiction    4. Gothic & Romance    5. Gothic revival (Literature)    6. Great Britain    7. History and criticism    8. Horror tales, English    9. Literary Criticism    10. Literature - Classics / Criticism    11. ENGLISH FICTION_HISTORY AND CRITICISM_18TH CENTURY    12. ENGLISH FICTION_HISTORY AND CRITICISM_19TH CENTURY    13. ENGLISH FICTION_WOMEN AUTHORS    14. FEMINISM AND LITERATURE    15. Feminism    16. HORROR TALES_HISTORY AND CRITICISM    17. Literary Criticism & Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh    18. Novels, other prose & writers: 16th to 18th centuries    19. Novels, other prose & writers: 19th century    20. SEX ROLE IN LITERATURE    21. WOMEN AND LITERATURE   

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Great Feminist Approach to Literature!!
This book is the epitome of a great feminist approach to literature.It's highly recommended!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Feminism & Feminist Theory    2. Feminism and literature    3. Feminist literary criticism    4. History and criticism    5. Literature    6. Literature: Classics    7. Sociology    8. Theory, etc    9. Women Authors    10. English literature: literary criticism    11. English literature: texts    12. Non-Classifiable   

Subjects:  1. Feminism & Feminist Theory    2. Feminism in literature    3. History and criticism    4. Literary Criticism    5. Literature - Classics / Criticism    6. Science Fiction & Fantasy    7. Science fiction, American    8. Science fiction, English    9. Literary Criticism & Collections / Science Fiction    10. Novels, other prose & writers   

Subjects:  1. Feminism and literature    2. History & Theory - General    3. Literary Criticism    4. Politics and literature    5. Sex role in literature    6. Social Science    7. Sociology    8. Women Authors    9. Women in literature    10. Women in politics    11. Women's Studies - General    12. Political Science / History & Theory    13. Political science & theory    14. Women's studies   

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A Different Perspective Of Science Fiction
"The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction" by Justine Larbalestier is the fourth book in the Early Classics of Science Fiction series from Wesleyan University Press, and is unlike any of the other books in the series up to this point.The previous books in the series included whole works of science fiction along with supplementary material.This book is a study of the history of science fiction with respect to women as fans and authors.
fun facts to know and tell
A witty and informative book.Larbalestier's research is as deep as it is provocative.This book is a fascinating look back and Larbalestier's clean, clear prose and delightful details make it a very happy reading experience.

best book on feminist sf ever
The book is not only well researched and insightful it's also amusing and sometimes moving. Not what you'd expect from an academic book. Larbalestier goes back to primary sources looking at - among other things - letters to science fiction magazines from the 1920s. Some are screamingly funny, some are moving - people in dust bowl towns writing about being transported to other planets by the stories. She uses material it's very difficult to get hold of opening up the field of science fiction so that it is richer and larger than you could have imagined. Guess what? Women have always been part of sf. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. American fiction    3. Feminism and literature    4. Fiction    5. History    6. History and criticism    7. Literature - Classics / Criticism    8. Science Fiction    9. Science Fiction & Fantasy    10. Science Fiction - General    11. Science fiction, American    12. United States    13. American studies    14. Fiction / Science Fiction / General    15. Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000    16. USA    17. Women's studies   

Subjects:  1. English literature    2. English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh    3. Feminism & Feminist Theory    4. Feminism and literature    5. History and criticism    6. Literary Criticism    7. Sex role in literature    8. Sociology    9. Theory, etc   

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Appreciating the Bitch
Aguiar forces the reader to re-think his/her opinion about the stereotypical bitch. She approaches the subject from all angles and includes an array of examples present in literary history.This book is a great reference source in the world of women's studies. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. American - General    2. American fiction    3. English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh    4. English-speaking countries    5. Feminism and literature    6. History and criticism    7. Literary Criticism    8. Literature - Classics / Criticism    9. Women Authors    10. Women in literature   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. American - General    3. American fiction    4. Feminism and literature    5. Feminist    6. History    7. History and criticism    8. Literary Criticism    9. Literature - Classics / Criticism    10. Sociology    11. United States    12. Women Authors    13. Women and literature    14. English    15. Feminism    16. Literary studies: from c 1900 -    17. Novels, other prose & writers    18. USA   

Subjects:  1. 1564-1616    2. 16th century    3. Characters    4. England    5. Feminism and literature    6. Histories    7. History    8. Literary Criticism    9. Literature - Classics / Criticism    10. National characteristics, English, in literature    11. Shakespeare    12. Shakespeare, William,    13. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616    14. Women    15. Women and literature    16. Women's Studies - General    17. Cultural studies    18. Feminism    19. German    20. Literary Criticism & Collections / General    21. Shakespeare studies & criticism    22. Shakespeare, William    23. United Kingdom, Great Britain    24. Views on sex role   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. American - General    3. American poetry    4. Authorship    5. Feminism and literature    6. History    7. History and criticism    8. Literature - Classics / Criticism    9. Poetry    10. Sex differences    11. Social Science    12. Sociology    13. United States    14. Women Authors    15. Women's Studies - General    16. Social Science / Women's Studies    17. Sociology, Social Studies    18. Women's studies   

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A Comprensive Glimpse
After writing my thesis on Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, entitled "La Evolucion del Feminismo en Mexico a traves la poesia de Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz," I think that I have a good grasp on what information is mostrelevant to her life and literary works.I have never read a book thatexamines the author so closely written in English! In addition, PamelaKirk's perspective as both aliterary critic and theologian provide manyperspectives that I had never considered.Don't hesitate to buy this book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 17th century    2. Christianity in literature    3. Continental European    4. Feminism in literature    5. History    6. Language    7. Latin American Literature    8. Literary Criticism    9. Mexico    10. Poetry    11. Women Authors    12. Women In Literature    13. Women and literature    14. Biography: general    15. Criticism and interpretation    16. Juana Inés de la Cruz    17. South America    18. Spanish   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Asia - General    3. Asian    4. China    5. Chinese literature    6. Feminism    7. Feminism & Feminist Theory    8. Feminism in literature    9. History and criticism    10. Literary Collections    11. Literature: Classics    12. Sociology