... , but on the whole, lesbian feminists have guided other feminists into new appreciation of certain female traits in writing. They have also brought to forefront the works of lesbian authors (Guerin 238). 2.2. Queer Theory In the early 1990s, another group of literary theorists and critics developed from gay and lesbian studies: queer theory. Unlike gay and lesbian studies ... , queer studies is more inclusive than gay and lesbian studies, analyzing, discussing, and debating sexual topics that are considered queer – that is, odd, abnormal, or peculiar. Similar to feminist social construc...

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... of themselves. On the one hand, they were phenomenally energetic, dedicated to the Gospel of Work and driven by a solemn sense of duty to the Public Good. Popular authors like Dickens and Trollope churned out three-volume novels, engaged in numerous philanthropic projects, devoured twelve-course dinners, took twenty-mile walks, and produced a voluminous correspondence. Explorers and ... Esq. In 1836 he married a poor Irish girl, Isabella Shawe; they had three daughters. Their first child, Anne Thackeray Ritchie (1837-1919), became a writer - her impressionistic texts impressed Virginia W...

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... women of the past longed to say but they did not have the freedom to do so. They both admire many literary greats such as Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf, and Jane Austen, but they appreciate these authors' works more than they can identify with them. Walker's and Marshall's identification is related to the African-American culture that they have been exposed to throughout ... inspired by her mother's successful attempt to be Creator and to create beauty. It is through analyzing her mother's simplistic and naturally-oriented life that Walker is able to find a similar place inside of her...

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