Queer theory,as a field of post-structuralist critical theory that emerged in the early 1990s out of the fields of queer studies and Women' s studies,is now receiving more and more academic attentions.This paper g...Queer theory,as a field of post-structuralist critical theory that emerged in the early 1990s out of the fields of queer studies and Women' s studies,is now receiving more and more academic attentions.This paper gives an introduction to its definition,theorists,basic premises as well as its literary applications,aiming to shed some light on this seemingly "queer" theory.展开更多
As a celebrated American feminist writer,Kate Chopin and her novel The Awakening are always the signal texts for feminist crit icism.Going beyond feminist perspective,this paper tries to interpret the heroine Edna thr...As a celebrated American feminist writer,Kate Chopin and her novel The Awakening are always the signal texts for feminist crit icism.Going beyond feminist perspective,this paper tries to interpret the heroine Edna through queer lens,studying the setting of the Cre ole society and Edna' s relationship with Adele Ratignolle and Robert Lebrun,and therefore reveals the tragic woman as an unspoken queer.展开更多
Following Showalter's division of the three phases in women's literary history, namely the"Feminine, Feminist and Female", this essay launches a biographic study on Sarah Orne Jewett, discussing how ...Following Showalter's division of the three phases in women's literary history, namely the"Feminine, Feminist and Female", this essay launches a biographic study on Sarah Orne Jewett, discussing how she transcends domesticity by embracing female friendship in life and writing a female culture in literature.展开更多
文摘Queer theory,as a field of post-structuralist critical theory that emerged in the early 1990s out of the fields of queer studies and Women' s studies,is now receiving more and more academic attentions.This paper gives an introduction to its definition,theorists,basic premises as well as its literary applications,aiming to shed some light on this seemingly "queer" theory.
文摘As a celebrated American feminist writer,Kate Chopin and her novel The Awakening are always the signal texts for feminist crit icism.Going beyond feminist perspective,this paper tries to interpret the heroine Edna through queer lens,studying the setting of the Cre ole society and Edna' s relationship with Adele Ratignolle and Robert Lebrun,and therefore reveals the tragic woman as an unspoken queer.
文摘Following Showalter's division of the three phases in women's literary history, namely the"Feminine, Feminist and Female", this essay launches a biographic study on Sarah Orne Jewett, discussing how she transcends domesticity by embracing female friendship in life and writing a female culture in literature.