LITERATURE AND GENDER

Literature and Gender combines an introduction to and an anthology of literary t
exts 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 v
ersus creativity in women's lives and writing

the construction of female charac
ters

autobiography and fiction

the gendering of language

the interaction of r
ace, class and gender within writing, reading and interpretation.