When ordering from the US, parcels may be subject to import tax and duty charges, which the buyer is responsible to pay. Gender and Literary Voice (Women Literature ; New Ser V. 1) by Janet M. Todd This product data sheet is originally written in English. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION CONDITION: NEW Gender and Literary Voice (Women Literature ; New Ser., V. 1) (1st Edition) by Janet M. Todd Paperback, 268 Pages, Published 1980 Is literature androgynous? Can a language used by men effectively express women's perceptions? This book debates the presence of a distinctive female style, voice, or content in the literature written by women from the middle ages to the twentieth century. Mary Wollstonecraft and Fanny Burney wrote on the linguistic difficulties of women's prose; Virginia Woolf expressed hopes for an androgynous literary future. The authors of "Gender and Literary Voice" consider thematic and stylistic differences and then range themselves on both sides of this debate. The role of female experience; the passive mode; female appropriation of traditionally male forms of literature such as the bildtingsroman: semantic idiosyncrasies - these are the elusive topics raised by contemporary critics of women's literature. Among the contributors to this important volume of feminist criticism are Joyce Carol Oates, Judith Wilt, Marilyn Butler, and Mary Ann Caws. ACTUAL PHOTOS UPLOADED ? Copyright . All rights reserved. / Is literature androgynous? Can a language used by men effectively express women's perceptions? This book debates the presence of a distinctive female style, voice, or content in the literature written by women from the middle ages to the twentieth century. Mary Wollstonecraft and Fanny Burney wrote on the linguistic difficulties of women's prose; Virginia Woolf expressed hopes for an androgynous literary future. The authors of "Gender and Literary Voice" consider thematic and stylistic differences and then range themselves on both sides of this debate. The role of female experience; the passive mode; female appropriation of traditionally male forms of literature such as the bildtingsroman: semantic idiosyncrasies - these are the elusive topics raised by contemporary critics of women's lite Publisher Holmes Meier Publishers, Incorporated Format Trade Paperback Language English Author Janet Todd Series Women and Literature Ser. Item Width 8.5in. Publication Name Gender and Literary Voice Item Weight 14.6 Oz Item Length 5.5in. Book Title Poetry in Africa (No 6 African Literature Today Se Type Textbook Number of Pages 268 Pages