Maxine Hong Kingston's the Woman Warrior
A Casebook
Oxford University Press · Print & ebook · January 1, 1999
With the continued expansion of the literary canon, multicultural works of modern literary fiction and autobiography have assumed an increasing importance for students and scholars of American literature.
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- Who it’s for
- Critical essays examine debates around The Woman Warrior, from autobiography’s fictionality to feminist subjectivity.
- Genres
- Asian American Lit Crit, Feminist Lit Crit, Race & Culture in Literature
- Published
- Oxford University Press, January 1, 1999
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With the continued expansion of the literary canon, multicultural works of modern literary fiction and autobiography have assumed an increasing importance for students and scholars of American literature. This exciting new series assembles key documents and criticism concerning these works that have so recently become central components of the American literature curriculum.
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Each casebook will reprint documents relating to the work's historical context and reception, present the best in critical essays, and when possible, feature an interview of the author. The series will provide, for the first time, an accessible forum in which readers can come to a fuller understanding of these contemporary masterpieces and the unique aspects of American ethnic, racial, or cultural experience that they so ably portray. This case book presents a thought-provoking overview of critical debates surrounding The Woman Warrior, perhaps the best known Asian American literary work. The essays deal with such issues as the reception by various interpretive communities, canon formation, cultural authenticity, fictionality in autobiography, and feminist and poststructuralist subjectivity. The eight essays are supplemented an interview with the author and a bibliography.
The Woman Warrior Casebook
Critical essays examine debates around The Woman Warrior, from autobiography’s fictionality to feminist subjectivity.
Come here for
- Essays on canon formation and cultural authenticity
- An author interview and bibliography
Expect
- Discussion of reception by different interpretive communities
- Essays on poststructuralist subjectivity
Where it sits
| Asian American Lit Crit | 100% |
|---|---|
| Feminist Lit Crit | 30% |
| Race & Culture in Literature | 22% |
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Publisher categories
- Asian American Lit Crit
- Authors
- Say-ling Cynthia Wong
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- January 1, 1999
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Asian American Lit Crit