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15. Jan. 2024 · Classic literature is a treasure trove of feminist themes that transcend time and continue to inspire readers today. Through the works of these authors, we see the enduring struggle of women to break free from societal constraints and assert their independence.
Literary Theory. Mapping 21st-Century Feminist Theory. Feminist theory is a vast, enormously diverse, interdisciplinary field that cuts across the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. As a result, this article cannot offer a historical overview or even an exhaustive account of 21st-century feminist theory.
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- The Awakening by Kate Chopin
- My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin
- O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
- Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
- Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Buck
- The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing
Jane Eyre (1847), Charlotte Brontë’s best-known novel, is the story of a young woman of humble means and lonely upbringing who searches for love and a sense of belonging while preserving her independence. The book sparked a fair amount of controversy when first published, which was fueled by critics and the public suspecting that “Currer Bell” (the...
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall was published under Anne Brontë’s pseudonym, Acton Bell. Like her older sister Charlotte’s Jane Eyre, it’s now considered among the earliest of feminist novels. The novel’s heroine, Helen Graham, fled her abusive husband, lived on her own with her young son, and was making a living as an artist. Taken together, these cir...
Louisa May Alcott expert Susan Bailey writes in How Louisa May Alcott’s Feminism Explains Her Timelessness, “It’s the simple and subtle messages inherent in her writing to children that continue to stand the test of time.Just about every woman pioneer since Louisa’s era remembers reading Little Women and they point to Jo March as a pivotal inspirat...
The Awakening by Kate Chopin, an 1899 novella telling the story of a young mother who undergoes a dramatic period of change as she “awakens” to the restrictions of her traditional societal role and her full potential as a woman. Many times, we find Edna Pontellier awakein situations that signify more metaphorical awakenings to new knowledge and sen...
My Brilliant Career (1901) was Australian author Miles Franklin‘s first novel, written while still in her teens and published in her twenty-first year. Sybilla Melvyn is a high-strung, imaginative girl from the Australian countryside. Convinced that she’s ugly and useless, Sybilla is surprised when a wealthy young man proposes marriage. What ensues...
O Pioneers! by Willa Catheris one of this esteemed American author’s most iconic novels. One of her earliest full-length works, it was published in 1913. Written in the kind of spare, lyric prose, the book explores ideas of community, family ties, destiny, and chance, this is a prime example of overlooked classic feminist fiction. When Alexandra Be...
Herland is a utopian novelby Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Three American men are exploring an unknown continent, and in the course of their travels, they hear of a land where only women, female children, and babies live. It’s rumored that it’s a place where men might dare to enter, but never seem to come out. Reaching the aptly named “Herland,” the th...
Their Eyes Were Watching God is arguably Zora Neale Hurston‘s best-known work, and one that has become an acknowledged feminist classic. Janie, the story’s heroine, searches for a sense of identity, independence, love, and happiness over the course of twenty-five years and several relationships. Janie’s story has a few echoes of Zora’s own, especia...
Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Bucktells the story of the spiritual and intellectual awakening of Madame Wu, a pampered wife of the wealthy House of Wu. On her fortieth birthday, she announces to her husband that she wishes to withdraw from their physical life as a couple. Madame Wu beseeches her husband to take a second wife to serve him as a concu...
Doris Lessing, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2007, is considered one of the premier authors of fiction and nonfiction of the second wave feminist era. The Golden Notebookmight just be her most iconic book, one of introspective feminism that challenged the prevailing notion of women’s roles midcentury society. A 1962 review stated, “The ...
3. Aug. 2012 · The 'Feminist' Phase - in the feminist phase, the central theme of works by female writers was the criticism of the role of women in society and the oppression of women. The 'Female' Phase - during the 'female' phase, women writers were no longer trying to prove the legitimacy of a woman's perspective.
The key themes of the movement included the representation of sexuality, reproductive rights, and the portrayal of women’s experiences in literature. Women writers began to be more vocal in their writing, expressing their struggles and challenging society’s expectations of them.
v. t. e. Feminist literature is fiction, nonfiction, drama, or poetry, which supports the feminist goals of defining, establishing, and defending equal civil, political, economic, and social rights for women.
Feminist literary theory has deliberately transgressed traditional boundaries between literature, philosophy, and the social sciences in order to understand how gender has been constructed and represented through language. This lively and thought-provoking Companion presents a range of approaches to the field.
