Women in Literature: Reading through the Lens of Gender

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Covering 96 of the most frequently taught works of fiction, these essays offer teachers, librarians, and students fresh insights into the female perspective in literature. The list of titles, created in consultation with educators, includes classic works by male authors like Dickens, Faulkner, and Twain, balanced with works by female authors such as Kate Chopin's "The Awakening" and Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". Also included are contemporary works by writers such as Alice Walker and Margaret Atwood that are being incorporated into the curriculum, as well as those advancing a more global view, such as Sandra Cisneros' "House on Mango Street" and Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart". The essays are expertly written in an accessible language that will help students gain greater awareness of gender-related themes. Suggestions for classroom discussions, with selected works for further study, are incorporated into the entries. The volume is organized alphabetically by title and includes both author and subject indexes. An appendix of gender-related themes further enhances this volume's usefulness for curriculum applications and student research projects.

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[e]xcellent anthology of novels and plays that are frequently taught in high school and college English and Humanities classes.... Women in Literature: Reading Through the Lens of Gender would make a wonderful text for continuing education courses for high school English teachers, for adoption as part of the curriculum for teachers-in-training, and, as a handbook or refresher, for college instructors who took women and literature courses as undergraduates. Anyone who took high school or college English in pre-feminist-theory days will also enjoy reading that s/he missed.-School Library Journal
[f]eminist scholars with wide educational experience offer a wake-up call to teachers and students to identify and correct stereotypical interpretations of both traditional and less familiar literary texts....A reliable handbook for the generalist, this book should interest primarily high school teachers as they prepare syllabi but also possibly beginning college students and their instructors....Lower-division undergraduates and general readers.-Choice
An important contribution to the fields of literature, education, and women's studies; highly recommended for both academic and large public libraries.-Library Journal
Despite years of feminist criticism, there is still a gap on reference shelves when it comes to a feminine approach to literature. This collection of two- to three page signed essays looking at 96 works of fiction (both canonical works and newer/less familiar titles) is a sorely needed resource....most libraries will want to consider this volume....Teachers looking for ways to shake up their traditional reading lists and students looking for a different approach to some classics will find this book of interest.-VOYA
Women in Literature: Reading Through the Lens of Gender would make a wonderful text for continuing education courses for high school English teachers, for adoption as part of the curriculum for teachers-in-train-ing, and, as a handbook or refresher, for college instructors who took women and literature courses as undergraduates. Anyone who took high school or college English in pre-feminist-theory days will also enjoy reading what s/he missed.-Feminist Collections
"excellent anthology of novels and plays that are frequently taught in high school and college English and Humanities classes.... Women in Literature: Reading Through the Lens of Gender would make a wonderful text for continuing education courses for high school English teachers, for adoption as part of the curriculum for teachers-in-training, and, as a handbook or refresher, for college instructors who took women and literature courses as undergraduates. Anyone who took high school or college English in pre-feminist-theory days will also enjoy reading that s/he missed."-School Library Journal
"feminist scholars with wide educational experience offer a wake-up call to teachers and students to identify and correct stereotypical interpretations of both traditional and less familiar literary texts....A reliable handbook for the generalist, this book should interest primarily high school teachers as they prepare syllabi but also possibly beginning college students and their instructors....Lower-division undergraduates and general readers."-Choice
"[f]eminist scholars with wide educational experience offer a wake-up call to teachers and students to identify and correct stereotypical interpretations of both traditional and less familiar literary texts....A reliable handbook for the generalist, this book should interest primarily high school teachers as they prepare syllabi but also possibly beginning college students and their instructors....Lower-division undergraduates and general readers."-Choice
"An important contribution to the fields of literature, education, and women's studies; highly recommended for both academic and large public libraries."-Library Journal
"Despite years of feminist criticism, there is still a gap on reference shelves when it comes to a feminine approach to literature. This collection of two- to three page signed essays looking at 96 works of fiction (both canonical works and newer/less familiar titles) is a sorely needed resource....most libraries will want to consider this volume....Teachers looking for ways to shake up their traditional reading lists and students looking for a different approach to some classics will find this book of interest."-VOYA
"Women in Literature: Reading Through the Lens of Gender would make a wonderful text for continuing education courses for high school English teachers, for adoption as part of the curriculum for teachers-in-train-ing, and, as a handbook or refresher, for college instructors who took women and literature courses as undergraduates. Anyone who took high school or college English in pre-feminist-theory days will also enjoy reading what s/he missed."-Feminist Collections
"[e]xcellent anthology of novels and plays that are frequently taught in high school and college English and Humanities classes.... Women in Literature: Reading Through the Lens of Gender would make a wonderful text for continuing education courses for high school English teachers, for adoption as part of the curriculum for teachers-in-training, and, as a handbook or refresher, for college instructors who took women and literature courses as undergraduates. Anyone who took high school or college English in pre-feminist-theory days will also enjoy reading that s/he missed."-School Library Journal

Author Bio

Jerilyn Fisher is Associate Professor of English at Hostos Community College, City University of New York. Ellen S. Silber is Professor of French at Marymount College.