Feminist literary criticism

to this theory is that “women as readers” are consumers of solely male produced literature and oftentimes men hypothesize femininity, providing false pretenses surrounding the true nature of women (Showalter). A few prominent theorists and works are Charles Bressler, author of Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice, Toril Moi and her essay “Feminist Literary Criticism,” and Elaine Showalter’s “Toward a Feminist Poetics.” The common motive behind the feminist literary criticism is to identify and restore female representation as well as debunk the typical patriarchal, or a governed by men control that is seen in the literary world. “In this patriarchal world, man more frequently than not defines what it means to be human. Woman has become the Other, the “not-male.” Man is the subject, the one who defines meaning. Woman is the object, having her existence defined and determined by the male” (Bressler). Bressler depicts the traditional form of literature prior to the 19th century, which was male oriented. This is the reason for such uproar from women to evolve literature into a representative device of both male and female interest. A patriarchal literary world gave heed to the feminist movement within literature, working in order to produce a shift from male…

In her book Writing Women’s Literary History, Margaret J. M. Ezell discusses, among other topics, the aspects and effects of literary criticism upon women’s literature. With the large and obvious exception of Virginia Woolf, about whom, it should be conceded, Ezell devoted more than a chapter of discussion, Ezell spends a great deal of her book discussing the myriad ways that men and their actions and opinions shaped the development of women’s literature. In particular, in her discussions of the…

Although it did not begin to receive a great deal of attention until the mid-1900s, the literary criticism of feminism has origins as far back as the 1700s. At the time, women were beginning to receive more attention for the work that they were doing. Feminism, as a literary theory, examines the ways that literature reinforces or combats the oppression of women in society as a whole. While examining how culture is inherently patriarchal, feminism looks to cement the importance of women into…

William Shakespeare uses coding and transgressive sexuality to encourage the Golden Young Man to accept who he is and to have sex with Shakespeare himself.” On Blackboard, Hannah commented “nice thesis statement” and in the Feedback section it says “Very strong thesis statement. You followed through on your argument well.” In my New Criticism essay, “No Buckingham Palace Here; How ‘London’ by William Blake is a Criticism of the City and the Destruction of Family”, I received comments from the…

long essay, “An Experiment in Criticism”, by C.S. Lewis offers a reverse type of traditional literary criticism that focuses on distinction of readers instead of the book itself. The way of approach to the literature classifies the different types of readers. It, then, embedded a vigorous declaration on how evaluative criticism can overpower and overwhelm the reader which results in the slaughter of an individual’s opinion on a literature. It is a wonderful book as it takes u the road of…

character in the story and he is rude, racist, and has a bad temper. After their encounter, Irene is upset and does not expect to see Clare again. Clare sends Irene multiple letters, which Irene ignores, and two years later Clare shows up at the Redfield’s house asking Irene why she did not reply to the letters. Clare explains how she misses the culture of her people and wants to re-integrate herself into the African-American society. She claims to be upset about her husband’s racism and also…

“I am an invisible man” is narrated by Ellison’s character in Invisible Man at the very beginning of Prologue. The start of this literary work proposes many questions as to how the story will unfold. How can one become invisible? How does it interact with its surroundings and other people? Is it able to switch between visibility and invisibility? The narrator of Invisible Man is introduced with a feature that he may or may not have control over. However, it isn’t revealed as to how he obtained…

Daily News (DDN) is a daily newspaper published in Dayton, Ohio. It is important newspaper which makes me to use this article. Larsen, who is a film critic, he compares between the novel and several film adaptations. This article contains many scenes examples and how each director builds their own ideas for the same storyline. In this newspaper article there is a lot of useful information that help to get a better understanding of the novel, especially the examples that were mentioned. Michael…

The Catcher in the Rye This is an analysis of the novel The Catcher in the Rye written by J.D Salinger. The analysis will contain Holden’s development throughout the course of the novel, as well as what kind of a character I personally perceive him to be. I will also bring up some minor characters. Let’s start with Holden’s development. At the beginning of the novel, he is an unhappy boy with a lot of problems. He is depressed and confused. It seems that every since his little brother Allie…

The British South Asian theatre and Indian theatre in English: Natyashastra and Theatre Production Analysis constitutes a major study of the diasporic and contemporary Indian theatre in English and investigates the Natyashastra text, a treatise on Indian performing arts, to create a model of theatre production analysis. It is also an important contribution to the Natyashastra studies in general. Examining this treatise and some recent debates in theatre studies, the proposed book argues that a…