sex role in literature

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sex role in literature

Gender in Lorraine Hansberry's A raisin in the sun

2011
Offers an in-depth examination of gender as presented in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun, as well as contemporary perspectives on this issue.

The yellow wallpaper

1998
Contains the text of "The Yellow Wallpaper" in which a young woman loses her mind after her husband forces her to spend her days in a room with strange wallpaper; includes information that places the novel in its historical and cultural context.

Emily Bront?

2000
Chronicles the life of writer Emily Bronte, discussing her isolated childhood, her writing, the factors that influenced her work, and other related topics.

Women's Issues in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale

2012
Explores a work of literature through the lens of the major social issues reflected in women's issues in Margaret Atrwood's The Handmaid's Tale. Also features carefully-selected content representing a variety of perspectives.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

a case study in critical controversy
2004
Contains the 1855 text of Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," including several of its illustrations, and presents twenty critical essays as examples of the controversy the novel has generated.

Male and female roles in Ernest Hemingway's The sun also rises

2008
Provides background on the life of Ernest Hemingway and the influences that shaped his life, features articles that explore gender roles as portrayed in his novel "The Sun Also Rises," and examines issues of gender roles in the twenty-first century.

Wooing, wedding, and power

women in Shakespeare's plays
1981

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