Feminist Literary Theory Edited by Ellen Rooney This lively and thought-provoking Companion presents a range of approaches to the field. Some of the essays demonstrate feminist critical principles at work in analysing text, while others take a step back to trace the development of a particular feminist literary method. Each essay suggests further reading to explore this field in more depth. This is the most accessible guide available both for students of literature new to this developing field, and for students of gender studies and readers interested in the interactions of feminism, literary criticism and literature.