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The rise of feminism is undeniably one of the major events in the development of literary criticism this century. Feminist approaches have pushed forward both the theory of literary criticism and the understanding of individual works of literature. K. K. Ruthven's lucid introduction to the subject offers a broad survey, looking at the impact of Marxism, structuralism, and post-structuralism on feminist critical practice; the argument that literary language has been shaped by masculine bias; and feminist claims for distinctive styles and traditions of women's writing. As a lively contribution written by a man to a highly controversial topic dominated by women, K. K. Ruthven's study is original and even provocative, but above all serves as a valuably clear and sympathetic guide to the complexities of an important issue in modern literary studies.

English literature --- Feminism and literature --- Feminist literary criticism --- History and criticism --- Theory, etc. --- Critique féministe --- Sociology of literature --- Literary criticism, Feminist --- Feminist criticism --- British literature --- Inklings (Group of writers) --- Nonsense Club (Group of writers) --- Order of the Fancy (Group of writers) --- History and criticism&delete& --- Theory, etc --- Criticism --- Sex role in literature --- Critique --- Critique féministe --- Littérature anglaise --- Rôle selon le sexe dans la littérature --- History --- Histoire --- Histoire et critique --- Femmes écrivains --- Femmes et littérature --- Féminisme et littérature --- Littérature anglaise --- Femmes --- Grande-Bretagne --- Théorie, etc. --- Dans la littérature