The Feminist Reader: Essays in Gender and the Politics of Literary Criticism, 2nd Edition

This anthology provides a wide-ranging survey of contemporary feminist critical theory and practice, including readings from today's leading theorists. This enlarged volume examines the implications of the patriarchal nature of the literary canon and the relative exclusion of women from literary history. Contributors include Toni Morrison, Helene Cixous, Toril Moi, Gavatri Chakravorty Spivak, Margorie Garber, Julia Kristeva and Luce Irigaray. It represents a suitable text for courses in feminist critical theory.