Question

What is the main focus of gynocriticism?

• A. Analyzing women’s representation in male-authored texts
• B. Studying literature written by women based on their themes, styles, and experiences
• C. Examining feminist political movements
• D. Criticizing male literary traditions

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Studying literature written by women based on their themes, styles, and experiences

the main focus of gynocriticism is studying literature written by women based on their themes, styles, and experiences.

Elaine Showalter introduced gynocriticism in Towards a Feminist Poetics as a way to shift feminist literary criticism from analyzing women's roles in male-authored texts (feminist critique) to examining women’s own literary traditions.