sex role in literature

Works included represent a wide range of circumstances in which individuals experience prejudice in American, British and world literature. The discussion goes well beyond race, religion, and gender into ethnicity, social status, mental and physical health, and personal beliefs and behaviors.

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work A Little Princess, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.

Provides analysis of American playwrights whose works have a strong feminist message. Covers four eras, including feminist dramatists of colonial America, the suffrage plays of the early women's movement, the social protest dramas of the 1920s and 1930s, and the plays advocating equal rights from the late 1960s onward.

Provides background on the life of Ernest Hemingway and the influences that shaped his life, features articles that explore gender roles as portrayed in his novel "The Sun Also Rises, " and examines issues of gender roles in the twenty-first century.

A collection of essays exploring the women's issues depicted in Kate Chopin's "The Awakening," with background information about the author, historical and contemporary views on women's issues, and a time line of the author's life and work.

A collection of essays exploring the role gender plays in Lorraine Hansberry's novel "A Raisin in the Sun.".

A guide to young adult literature that features authentic and teen-relatable information on healthy adolescent sexuality.

A collection of critical essays that examines sexuality in the comedies of William Shakespeare, including "The Taming of the Shrew," "Much Ado About Nothing," and "A Midsummer Night's Dream," and featuring biographical and critical information about the author.

Brings contemporary feminist theory to play in an examination of representations of gender in the dramas of Italian author Luigi Pirandello.