A collection of articles and scholarly essays on themes of oppression, coercion, dystopia, and women's roles found in The Handmaid's tale.

"An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular book club Well-Read Black Girl, on the importance of recognizing ourselves in literature. Remember that moment when you first encountered a character who seemed to be written just for you? That feeling of belonging remains with readers the rest of their lives--but not everyone regularly sees themselves on the pages of a book. In this timely anthology,...

Explores the characters of fantasy & folklore and places them in historical context.

"A young writer explores what some of the greatest women in literature have meant to her--and how these timeless characters still serve as a guide for the way we lead our lives"--

Shows how the women of Scripture have been variously portrayed in art and literature throughout the centuries--even as it reinterprets these portrayals for people today.

"From the award-winning biographer of Chaucer, the story of his most popular and scandalous character, from the Middle Ages to #MeToo Ever since her triumphant debut in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath, arguably the first ordinary and recognizably real woman in English literature, has obsessed readers-from Shakespeare to James Joyce, Voltaire to Pasolini, Dryden to Zadie Smith. Few literary characters have led such colourful lives or matched...

Discusses the writing of Their eyes were watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. Includes critical essays on the work and a brief biography of the author.

From established literary heavyweights to emerging spoken word artists, the writers in this ground-breaking collection blow away the narrow image of the 'Muslim Woman'. Hear from users of Islamic Tinder, a disenchanted Maulana working as a TV chat show host and a plastic surgeon blackmailed by MI6. Follow the career of an actress with Middle-Eastern heritage whose dreams of playing a ghostbuster spiral into repeat castings as a jihadi bride. Among...

Contains nine critical analyses of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter;" and includes an introduction by Harold Bloom and a chronology of the author's life.