GENDER PERSPECTIVES IN LITERARY CONTEXT – CRITICAL RESPONSES-(ISBN: 978-81-957671-3-7)

Description

“Gender Perspectives in Literary Context – Critical Responses” is an insightful edited volume that delves into the intersection of gender studies and literary criticism. This collection presents a series of essays that scrutinize literature through a gender-focused lens, offering fresh interpretations and critical analyses of texts from various genres and time periods. The contributors, a diverse group of scholars, explore themes such as the representation of gender identities, the deconstruction of traditional gender roles, and the influence of feminist theory on literary criticism. This book provides a rich and nuanced exploration of how gender dynamics are woven into the fabric of literature, making it an essential resource for those interested in gender studies, literary theory, and cultural criticism.

Chapters in the book:

1.  Feminist Echoes of Euripides’ Medea in Henrik Ibsen’s
   A Doll’s House
2. From Victim to Survivor: Women of Alice Walker’s
   In Love & Trouble
3. Social and Psychological Trauma of Women in Pinjar
   and The Pakistani Bride
4. The Handmaid’s Tale and The Penelopiad as Feminist
   Critiques of Women’s Silence
5. The Thousand Faces of Night: A Peep into Indian
   Myth and Reality
6. A Feminist Reading of Myths in Amish Tripathi’s
   Sita: Warrior of Mithila
7. Representation of Indian Women in Fire on the
   Mountain and Fasting Feasting: A Cultural Study
8. Bama’s Sangati: A Testimony of Gender & Caste
   Discrimination
9. The Indian Female Conundrum: A Study of Sudha
   Murthy’s Novels
10. Forlorn Voices in Toni Morrison’s Dantesque Trilogy:
    Beloved, Jazz, and Paradise