ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Like feminism itself, feminist literary theory asks us to consider the relationships between men and women and their relative roles in society. Much feminist literary theory reminds us that the relationship between men and women in society is often unequal and reflects a particular patriarchal ideology.

Detailed explanation-2: -An example of first wave feminist literary analysis would be a critique of William Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew for Petruchio’s abuse of Katherina. Elaine Showalter pioneered gynocriticism with her book A Literature of Their Own (1977).

Detailed explanation-3: -Feminist literary criticism looks at literature assuming its production from a male-dominated perspective. It re-examines canonical works to show how gender stereotypes are involved in their functioning. It examines (and often rediscovers) works by women for a possible alternative voice.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.