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Literary theory

feminist criticism centred on women as writers, studying the history, styles, themes and structures of writing by women.

In literary theory, gynocriticism refers to feminist criticism centred on women as writers, studying the history, styles, themes and structures of writing by women. This meaning comes from Showalter (1981) in Critical Inquiry.[1]

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  1. Showalter, E. (1981). Feminist Criticism in the Wilderness. Critical Inquiry, 8(2), 179-205. https://doi.org/10.1086/448150

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