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With her in Ourland With her in Ourland Charlotte Perkins Gilman Sequel to **Herland**. Published serially in the author's monthly magazine, *Forerunner*, volume 7 (1916). **Herland** described an all-women utopia in a secluded high valley, where 3 adventurous you… OL152238W
Style, gender, and fantasy in nineteenth-century American women's writing Style, gender, and fantasy in nineteenth-century American women's writing Dorri Beam "Dorri Beam presents an important contribution to nineteenth-century fiction by examining how and why a florid and sensuous style came to be adopted by so many authors. Discussing a diverse range of … OL15537055W
Shakespeare's division of experience Shakespeare's division of experience Marilyn French William Shakespeare regarded men and women quite differently. In his early plays, the so-called masculine qualities of prowess, bravery, and individualism were accorded more respect than "feminine" a… OL15839824W
Genealogies of fiction Genealogies of fiction Eleonora Stoppino "Genealogies of Fiction is a study of gender, dynastic politics, and intertextuality in medieval and Renaissance chivalric epic, focused on Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando furioso. Relying on the direct s… OL16176100W
At home in the world At home in the world Maria DiBattista In a bold and sweeping reevaluation of the past two centuries of women's writing, At Home in the World argues that this body of work has been defined less by domestic concerns than by an active engag… OL20052175W
Privileging Gender in Early Modern England Privileging Gender in Early Modern England J. R. Brink "The essays in this volume focus on the issue of gender as it relates to texts written by and about women in early modern England. Among the issues considered are the boundaries between private and p… OL20913881W
Ramón María del Valle-Inclán Ramón María del Valle-Inclán Roberta L. Salper "This book is a collection of eleven essays devoted to the work of Ramon del Valle-Inclan (1866-1936). Long the recipient of critical analyses from various perspectives, Valle-Inclan's writing has ne… OL21413005W
Men in wonderland Men in wonderland Catherine Robson "Fascination with little girls pervaded Victorian culture. For many, girls represented the true essence of childhood or bygone times of innocence; but for middle-class men, especially writers, the in… OL221910W
The curse of Eve, the wound of the hero The curse of Eve, the wound of the hero Peggy McCracken "In The Curse of Eve, the Wound of the Hero, Peggy McCracken explores the role of blood symbolism in establishing and maintaining the sex-gender systems of medieval culture. Reading a variety of lite… OL2748350W
As she likes it As she likes it Penny Gay As She Likes It is the first attempt to tackle head on the enduring question of how to perform those unruly women at the centre of Shakespeare's comedies. Unique in both Shakespearian and feminist st… OL3143534W
To write like a woman To write like a woman Joanna Russ From the back cover: Joanna Russ has written -- as novelist, short-story writer, and critic -- on science fiction, fantasy, and feminism. These essays reflect the breadth of Russ's critical work,… OL3332547W
The woman in the red dress The woman in the red dress Minrose Gwin "Minrose C. Gwin's lyrical meditation on material, textual, and cultural space in women's literature covers a varied terrain, encompassing how space is configured and experienced in narrative and how… OL4782248W
The syntax of class The syntax of class Amy Schrager Lang "The Syntax of Class explores the literary expression of the crisis of social classification that occupied U.S. public discourse in the wake of the European revolutions of 1848. Lacking a native lang… OL5263414W
William Inge and the subversion of gender William Inge and the subversion of gender Johnson, Jeff "This study of Inge's work focuses particularly on his technique of "gendermandering," patterns of gender-role reversals which Inge exploits not only for dramatic effect but also to subvert social ex… OL5702310W
Women, modernism and British poetry, 1910-1939 Women, modernism and British poetry, 1910-1939 Jane Dowson "This book primarily maps the poetry scene in Britain but identifies the significance of the network of writers between London, New York and Paris. It assesses women's participation in the diversity … OL5732986W
Writing the voice of pleasure Writing the voice of pleasure Anne Callahan "Writing the Voice of Pleasure makes a persuasive argument that the romantic couple of Western representation is not heterosexual, nor is it homosexual. With insightful new readings of renowned class… OL6212333W
Books for today's children Books for today's children Jeanne Bracken A list of nonsexist or role free books published between late 1971 and early 1978. OL6447589W
Time is of the essence Time is of the essence Murphy, Patricia "In Time Is of the Essence, Patricia Murphy argues that the Victorian debate on the Woman Question was informed by a crucial but as yet unexplored element at the fin de siecle: the cultural construct… OL7797946W
Muscular Christianity Muscular Christianity Hall, Donald E. Muscular Christianity was an important religious, literary, and social movement of the mid-nineteenth century. This volume draws on recent developments in culture and gender theory to reveal ideologi… OL8074239W
Between Men Between Men Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Hailed by the "New York Times" as "one of the most influential texts in gender studies, men's studies and gay studies," this book uncovers the homosocial desire between men, from Restoration comedies… OL9243005W
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