The Fragmented Female Body and Identity explores the symbol of the wounded and scarred female body in selected postmodern, multiethnic American women's novels,

On women authors and women in literature

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Helga Druxes' study of the female protagonists in novels by German writer Monika Maron, British writers Margaret Drabble and Jean Rhys, and French writer Margue

This four-volume reference work surveys American literature from the early 20th century to the present day, featuring a diverse range of American works and auth