Nov 18, 2008
Sexual Politics, Kate Millett’s closely reasoned analysis of the patriarchal bias that underlies literary productions, was one of the earliest works to apply feminist literary theory to specific works of literature. Millett demonstrates how male-dominated culture has produced writers and literary works that are degrading to women and hurtful of efforts to reform and alleviate the conditions of women’s lives. Sexual Politics is recognized as a classic work of the feminist movement and is arguably the most brilliant and cogent statement on the tyranny...
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