Feminist Theory and the Classics

Feminist Theory and the Classics

Author: Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-02-25

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 1317857143

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Provides the first broad introduction to feminist work in classical studies. Including lesbian theory, black feminist theory, American and French feminist theory, classics will never be the same again.


Classics & Feminism

Classics & Feminism

Author: Barbara F. McManus

Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13:

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Because the history of classics has been so deeply implicated in androcentric structures of knowledge and patriarchal social patterns, it illustrates with exceptional clarity many issues endemic to academic feminism as a whole.


Feminist Theatrical Revisions of Classic Works

Feminist Theatrical Revisions of Classic Works

Author: Sharon Friedman

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-01-10

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 0786452390

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Re-visioning the classics, often in a subversive mode, has evolved into its own theatrical genre in recent years, and many of these productions have been informed by feminist theory and practice. This book examines recent adaptations of classic texts (produced since 1980) influenced by a range of feminisms, and illustrates the significance of historical moment, cultural ideology, dramaturgical practice, and theatrical venue for shaping an adaptation. Essays are arranged according to the period and genre of the source text re-visioned: classical theater and myth (e.g. Antigone, Metamorphoses), Shakespeare and seventeenth-century theater (e.g. King Lear, The Rover), nineteenth and twentieth century narratives and reflections (e.g. The Scarlet Letter, Jane Eyre, A Room of One's Own), and modern drama (e.g. A Doll House, A Streetcar Named Desire).


The Feminist Difference

The Feminist Difference

Author: Barbara Johnson

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 9780674001916

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Employing surprising juxtapositions, THE FEMINIST DIFFERENCE looks at fiction by black writers from a feminist/psychoanalytic perspective, at poetry, and at feminism and law. The author presents an unfailingly close reading of moments at which feminism seems to founder in its own contradictions--and moments that reemerge as sources of a revitalized critical awareness. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.


Black Feminist Thought

Black Feminist Thought

Author: Patricia Hill Collins

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-06-01

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1135960135

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In spite of the double burden of racial and gender discrimination, African-American women have developed a rich intellectual tradition that is not widely known. In Black Feminist Thought, Patricia Hill Collins explores the words and ideas of Black feminist intellectuals as well as those African-American women outside academe. She provides an interpretive framework for the work of such prominent Black feminist thinkers as Angela Davis, bell hooks, Alice Walker, and Audre Lorde. The result is a superbly crafted book that provides the first synthetic overview of Black feminist thought.


Beyond Feminist Aesthetics

Beyond Feminist Aesthetics

Author: Rita Felski

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780674068957

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Felski presents a critical account of current American and European feminist literary theory, and analyzes contemporary fiction by women to show that no theorist can identify a specifically "female" or "feminine" kind of writing without reference to what gender means at a given historical moment. She argues that the idea of a feminist aesthetic is a non-issue needlessly pursued by feminists. She calls for a consideration of the social and cultural context in which these texts were produced and received, and demonstrates her method of an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of literature which can integrate literary and social theory. ISBN 0-674-06894-7: $25.00; ISBN 0-674-06895-5 (pbk.): $9.95.


The Cambridge Companion to Feminist Literary Theory

The Cambridge Companion to Feminist Literary Theory

Author: Ellen Rooney

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-07-06

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 1139826638

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Feminism has dramatically influenced the way literary texts are read, taught and evaluated. Feminist literary theory has deliberately transgressed traditional boundaries between literature, philosophy and the social sciences in order to understand how gender has been constructed and represented through language. This lively and thought-provoking Companion presents a range of approaches to the field. Some of the essays demonstrate feminist critical principles at work in analysing texts, while others take a step back to trace the development of a particular feminist literary method. The essays draw on a range of primary material from the medieval period to postmodernism and from several countries, disciplines and genres. Each essay suggests further reading to explore this field further. This is the most accessible guide available both for students of literature new to this developing field, and for students of gender studies and readers interested in the interactions of feminism, literary criticism and literature.


Toward a Feminist Theory of the State

Toward a Feminist Theory of the State

Author: Catharine A. MacKinnon

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780674896468

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Presents the author's analysis of politics, sexuality and the law from the perspective of women. Using the debate over Marxism and feminism as a point of departure, MacKinnon develops a theory of gender centred on sexual subordination and applies it to the State.


The Essential Feminist Reader

The Essential Feminist Reader

Author: Estelle Freedman

Publisher: Modern Library

Published: 2007-09-18

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 0812974603

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Including: Susan B. Anthony Simone de Beauvoir W.E.B. Du Bois Hélène Cixous Betty Friedan Charlotte Perkins Gilman Emma Goldman Guerrilla Girls Ding Ling • Audre Lorde John Stuart Mill Christine de Pizan Adrienne Rich Margaret Sanger Huda Shaarawi • Sojourner Truth Mary Wollstonecraft Virginia Woolf The Essential Feminist Reader is the first anthology to present the full scope of feminist history. Prizewinning historian Estelle B. Freedman brings decades of teaching experience and scholarship to her selections, which span more than five centuries. Moving beyond standard texts by English and American thinkers, this collection features primary source material from around the globe, including short works of fiction and drama, political manifestos, and the work of less well-known writers. Freedman’s cogent Introduction assesses the challenges facing feminism, while her accessible, lively commentary contextualizes each piece. The Essential Feminist Reader is a vital addition to feminist scholarship, and an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history of women.


Feminist Theory Reader

Feminist Theory Reader

Author: Carole Ruth McCann

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 518

ISBN-13: 9780415931526

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Feminist Theory Reader is an anthology of classic and contemporary works of feminist theory, organized around the goal of providing both local and global perspectives.