Women's Issues in Alice Walker's The Color Purple

This compelling edition presents a collection of essays on issues about women that are depicted in Alice Walker''s The Color Purple. The book examines Walker''s life and influences and offers readers a series of essays for consideration on topics such as the revision of traditional gender roles and folk art as a means of survival. Readers are also offered contemporary perspectives on topics related to women''s issues such as the impact of domestic violence and feminist ideology.