Feminist Criticism: Theory and PracticeSusan Sellers A collection of essays illustrating the current preoccupations and practices of 13 British feminists. Each focusses on a literary text, either presenting a feminist interpretation or explaining the author's feminism. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Linda R Williams Critical Warfare and Henry Millers Tropic | 23 |
Reading | 45 |
Janet Todd Jane Austen Politics and Sensibility | 71 |
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