JANE GOLDMAN is Lecturer in English at the University of Dundee.

'I continue to find the Readers' Guides indispensable for teaching - they really give students a sense of criticism having a history' - Professor Rachel Bowlby, University of York 'The series looks really excellent - attractively produced, user friendly; and outstanding value for money' - Ronald Knowles, Reader, University of Reading

• IntroductionContemporary ReviewsThe 1930s and 40s: Summing UpThe 1950s and 60s: Unifying Strategies: Myth, Philosophy, PsychologyThe 1970s and 80s: Diverging Approaches: Androgyny, Art, FeminismThe 1980s: Sexual/Textual readingsThe 1990s: Historical, Materialist, Post-colonialist Readings

JANE GOLDMAN is Lecturer in English at the University of Dundee.

'I continue to find the Readers' Guides indispensable for teaching - they really give students a sense of criticism having a history' - Professor Rachel Bowlby, University of York 'The series looks really excellent - attractively produced, user friendly; and outstanding value for money' - Ronald Knowles, Reader, University of Reading

• IntroductionContemporary ReviewsThe 1930s and 40s: Summing UpThe 1950s and 60s: Unifying Strategies: Myth, Philosophy, PsychologyThe 1970s and 80s: Diverging Approaches: Androgyny, Art, FeminismThe 1980s: Sexual/Textual readingsThe 1990s: Historical, Materialist, Post-colonialist Readings

JANE GOLDMAN is Lecturer in English at the University of Dundee.

'I continue to find the Readers' Guides indispensable for teaching - they really give students a sense of criticism having a history' - Professor Rachel Bowlby, University of York 'The series looks really excellent - attractively produced, user friendly; and outstanding value for money' - Ronald Knowles, Reader, University of Reading

• IntroductionContemporary ReviewsThe 1930s and 40s: Summing UpThe 1950s and 60s: Unifying Strategies: Myth, Philosophy, PsychologyThe 1970s and 80s: Diverging Approaches: Androgyny, Art, FeminismThe 1980s: Sexual/Textual readingsThe 1990s: Historical, Materialist, Post-colonialist Readings