women and literature

Novelist and critic A.S. Byatt and Brazilian psychoanalyst Ign?s Sodr? discuss six major texts by women authors from different periods in history.

Provides an introduction to the fiction of Canadian author Margaret Atwood, looking at the continuities in her writing and her use of feminist and nationalist themes.

Relates the views of fifteen Afro-American women writers regarding their work, their lives, and their writing.

Provides an introductory overview of the works of Margaret Atwood, focusing on their central themes, sexual politics, and main characters.

Chronicles the life of poet Emily Dickinson and discusses her writings, her personal life, her influence on the literary world, the scholarly views of her work, and other related topics.

Provides biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on fifteen African-American women fiction writers including Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, and Alice Walker.

An introduction to the life and writings of French author Simone de Beauvoir that discusses her personal and professional life, her existentialist beliefs, her political essays, and other related topics.