An informative and thoughtful consideration of Willa Cather's novel with close textual reading and a comprehensive survey of criticism.

Kate Chopin's The Awakening (1899) is a masterpiece of feminist philosophy, a novel whose pioneering vision and keen literary sensibility have established it as a landmark in the development of feminist awareness and made it required reading in courses worldwide. The Awakening tells the story of Edna Pontellier - a sensitive and artistic woman married to a New Orleans Creole - whose urgent quest for human freedom and truth is fulfilled by none of...

"This text provides a critical study of To kill a mockingbird / by Harper Lee. This analysis draws on extensive research providing key insights into the novel's historical and biographical contexts; its place in American literature, and its critical reception. She then presents a five-part reading of Mockingbird, underscoring the novel's form and elucidating its pertinence for American society today. Special attention is paid to linking the novel's...