The language of power

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The Language of Women and Literature, 1945 to the Present examines the upheaval in social relations within the last half of the twentieth century and argues that issues of power have had a profound effect on women's lives and literature. Interdisciplinary in scope, the book analyzes women's attitudes toward marriage, sex and the family; traditional religion and spirituality; race, class and ethnicity; and artistic creativity. The Language of Power surveys many of the most important American, British and world female authors writing in contemporary culture.