Why Anne makes us dizzy: Reading 'Anne of Green Gables' from a gender perspective

Authors
McQuillan, J Pfeiffer, J
Citation
J. Mcquillan et J. Pfeiffer, Why Anne makes us dizzy: Reading 'Anne of Green Gables' from a gender perspective, MOSAIC, 34(2), 2001, pp. 17-32
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Literature
Journal title
MOSAIC-A JOURNAL FOR THE INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF LITERATURE
ISSN journal
00271276 → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
17 - 32
Database
ISI
SICI code
0027-1276(200106)34:2<17:WAMUDR>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Critics struggle to understand how gender influences authors and readers, f ocussing usually on gender as something that exists purely in individuals. These authors read Anne of Green Gables to demonstrate how what social scie ntists call 'a gender perspective' gives us new insights into literary text s.