Gender and Reading: Essays on Readers, Texts and Contexts - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0801829054 ISBN 13 : 9780801829055

Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1986

Synopsis

If reading constitutes an active process of producing meaning, as many theorists contend, what impact does gender have on that process? In twelve essays, specialists in literature and psychology explre the many dimensions of this question. The result is a highly provocative encounter between feminist and reader-response criticsm, an articulation provising significant insights for both fields.

Gender and Reading comprises three interdependent sections. The first presents the central theoretical issues: gender as a factor in perception, gender as an incription in both text and reader, and sexual orientation as a source of identity in a female reader's interaction with a text. The second section focuses on particualr literary works, written by both men and women and representing various historical periods from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Finally, the book examines the significance of gender in the actual reading behavior. These chapters include descriptions of reasearch among different types and groupd of readers.

As the first book-length study of the relationship between gender and reading, this volume makes substantial contributions to women's studies and literary theory. Its unique synthesis enlarges the scope and critical power of both reader-response and feminist thought.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Elizabeth A. Flynn is associate professor of reading and composition, coordinator of writing programs, and director of the Institute for research on Language and Learning at Michigan Technological University. She is the editor of Reader: Essays in Reader-Oriented Theory, Criticism, and Pedagogy.

Patrocinio P. Schweickart is associate professor of English at the University of New Hampshire. Her essay "Reading Ourselves: Toward a Feminist Theory of Reading" won the 1984 Florence Howe Award for Outstanding Feminist Scholarship.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Date d'édition: 1986
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801829054
• ISBN 13: 9780801829055
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Éditeur: Flynn Elizabeth A., Schweickart Patrocinio P.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible