Sandra Gilbert Books

In this work of feminist literary criticism the authors explore the works of many major 19th-century women writers. They chart a tangible desire expressed for freedom from the restraints of a confining patriarchal society and trace a distinctive female literary tradition. schovat popis

A brilliant, sweeping history of the contemporary women's movement told through the lives and works of the literary women who shaped it

Exploring themes of gender and identity, the story follows Orlando, a nobleman who transcends time and gender from the sixteenth century to the modern era. As he navigates various roles—nobleman, traveler, and writer—Orlando encounters love and desire with characters like the exotic Russian princess Sasha and the adventurous Shelmerdine. The narrative challenges conventional notions of masculinity and femininity, inviting readers to contemplate the fluidity of identity and the quest for happiness across centuries.

Published in France as Le jeune née in 1975, and found here in its first English translation, The Newly Born Woman is a landmark text of the modern feminist movement. In it, Hélène Cixous and Catherine Clément put forward the concept of écriture feminine, exploring the ways women’s sexuality and unconscious shape their imagination, their language, and their writing. Through their readings of historical, literary, and psychoanalytic accounts, Cixous and Clément explore what is hidden and repressed in culture, revealing the unconscious of history.