Seven thought-provoking stories employ charm and humor to examine relations between the sexes from a feminist perspective. In addition to the title story, an 1892 classic that recounts a woman’s descent into madness, this collection includes "Cottagette," "Turned," "Mr. Peebles’ Heart," and more.

本书是关于女权主义的概念探讨，但相比概念，作者更为关注的是女权主义的历史渊源及其发展。为了剖析女权主义的复杂性，作者并未驻足于女权主义的不同流派以及女权主义思想，而是重点探讨女权主义者对与妇女有关的问题所做的各种分析。这一做法既承认了当代女权主义讨论的分裂与多样性，又超越了不同的女权主义思想流派简单对立的立场。尽管作者相信女权主义可以成为　拥有独立思想、历史和实践的领域，但作者也认识到，女权主义的思想、历史和实践远非统一的，而是有待于不断的、更深入的讨论。

"For the most part, feminist theory has assumed that there is some existing identity, understood through the category of women, who not only initiates feminist interests and goals within discourse, but constitutes the subject for whom political representation is pursued."

ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP The poignant story of a woman who pursues love outside of her restrictive marriage in turn-of-the-century New Orleans EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: ·A concise introduction that gives readers important background information ·A chronology of the author's life and work ·A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context ·An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations ·Detailed explanatory notes ·Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work ·Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction ·A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential. SERIES EDITED BY CYNTHIA BRANTLEY JOHNSON

ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP The poignant story of a woman who pursues love outside of her restrictive marriage in turn-of-the-century New Orleans EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: ·A concise introduction that gives readers important background information ·A chronology of the author's life and work ·A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context ·An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations ·Detailed explanatory notes ·Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work ·Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction ·A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential. SERIES EDITED BY CYNTHIA BRANTLEY JOHNSON

In A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf imagines that Shakespeare had a sister: a sister equal to Shakespeare in talent, equal in genius, but whose legacy is radically different.This imaginary woman never writes a word and dies by her own hand, her genius unexpressed. But if only she had found the means to create, urges Woolf, she would have reached the same heights as her immortal sibling. In this classic essay,Virginia Woolf takes on the establishment, using her gift of language to dissect the world around her and give a voice to those who have none. Her message is simple: A woman must have a fixed income and a room of her own in order to have the freedom to create.