Is there a distinctive women's tradition in literature? Do women write differently from men? What does it mean to define a piece of writing as 'feminist'? Do women encounter particular problems in becoming writers? This book is a reader in feminist literary history and addresses, debates, and illuminates such questions.

Fully indexed to make cross-referencing simple, this new edition is the perfect introduction to feminist literary theory today.

Preface.
Acknowledgements.
1. Finding a Female Tradition.
2. Women and Literary Production.
3. Gender and Genre.
4. Towards Definitions of Feminist Writing.
5. Writing, Reading and Difference.
6. Locating the Subject.
Bibliography of Extracts.
Index.