Women Writing About Men

Edited by Jane Miller

Women Writing About Men opens up a critical dialogue on how women writers have utilized the novel to not only challenge men's definitions of women's experiences but also to present their own counterperspectives on men. Jane Miller focuses on what these narratives reveal about family, sexuality, and society, as well as women's relationship to the literary tradition.

As noted on the back cover:

"Miller extends an interpretation of the best-loved novels in English and nineteenth-century fiction as contemporary works. She explores women's perceptions of men as fathers, brothers, husbands, lovers, and sons, and examines the ways in which the relations between the sexes are shaped by the structure of power in society as a whole."

Miller reveals how the forms and textures of women's writing convey their vision of men, making this work essential for understanding gender dynamics in literature. She teaches at the University of London Institute of Education and is also the author of Seductions: Studies in Reading and Culture and Education.

Cover design by Henrietta Condak.

"Jane Miller's writing and her perspective are so fresh and alive that she renewed for me the excitement of feminist criticism. Her book abounds in illuminating perspectives on women's lives as well as our fictions." —Nina Auerbach, Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania

Book details:

Title: Women writing about men

Author: Jane Miller

Condition: Very Good. Edgewear (minor, no visibly creased spine and pages just deliciouly "vintage" colored which is unavoidable and which we love?!)

Binding: Paperback

Publisher: Pantheon Books, New York

Publication Date: 1986. First American Edition