- Elaine showalter

Elaine showalter divided the essay in two

sections:

1)A Woman as Reader or Feminist Critique:

- changes our apprehension of given text

- covers historically grounded area

- subject is about images of woman

One problem of Feminist critique:

- It is male-orientated

2) A Woman as Writer or Gynocritics:

- description of gynocritics:

“developing female framework…….

……woman’s experience.”

Totally free from image of patriarchal

society

Gynocritics is erase the difference between

male and female

Three Phases:1)The Feminine phase(1840-1880)

-woman’s writing is equal to intellectual achievements.

2)The Feminist phase(1880-1920)-women are enabled to reject the

postures of femininity.

3)The Female phase(1920- )-woman rejected from both

imitation and protest

Conclusion:on the whole, we may conclude that her

views on feminist poetics are intelligent,largely

devoid of rhetorical extremities and confidently

provocative.

Thank you