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An accessible one-volume encyclopedia, this addition to the Literary Movements series is a comprehensive reference guide to the history and development of feminist literature, from early fairy tales to works by great women writers of today. Hundreds of informative A-to-Z entries cover a wide range of works and writers from around the world, as well as a range of genres, including novels, short stories, poetry, plays, and criticism. Focusing on the feminist works and writers that most often appear in high school and college curricula, ''Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature'' is the definitive resource for this movement. Its coverage includes writers such as Willa Cather, George Eliot, Helen Keller, Anais Nin, and Gloria Steinem; works such as ''The Bell Jar'', ''The Feminist Mystique'', ''Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman'', and ''The Woman Warrior'', characters such as Cinderella, Hester Prynne, and the Wife of Bath; and much more.
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Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature MARY ELLEN SNODGRASS Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature Copyright © 2006 by Mary Ellen Snodgrass All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher. For information contact: Facts On File, Inc. An imprint of Infobase Publishing 132 West 31st Street New York NY 10001 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Snodgrass, Mary Ellen. Encyclopedia of feminist literature / Mary Ellen Snodgrass. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8160-6040-1 (acid-free paper) 1. Women authors—Bio-bibliography. 2. Women and literature— Encyclopedias. 3. Feminist literature—Encyclopedias. 4. Feminism and literature—Encyclopedias. 5. Feminism in literature—Encyclopedia