This book is suitable for first year students ... It presumes no prior knowledge, yet covers a wide range of material with admirable clarity and directness. Mary Eagleton, the University College of Ripon & York St John
The pedagogical value of this book is enhanced by this style of presentation and the inclusion of lists of further reading and a glossary of terms ... Morris's book provides an informative introduction to feminist literary debates. Visions
Introduction: Why 'literature and feminism'?.
Part I: Literature?.
1. Re-vision: Reading as a Woman.
2. Challenging the Canon and the Literary Establishment.
3. Writing by Women.
Part II:.
4. The Construction of Gender: Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan.
5. Writing as a Woman: Helen Cixous, Luce Irigaray and Ecriture Feminine.
6. Identities in Process: Poststructuralism, Julia Kristeva and Intertextuality.
7. A Return to Women in History: Lesbian, Black and Class.
Criticism.
Notes.
Glossary.
Bibliography.
Index