Robyn R. Warhol Knihy

Exploring the impact of emotional responses to formulaic fiction, the book delves into how sentimental stories, marriage plots, serialized novels, and soap operas shape gendered subjectivity. Warhol critiques modern literary studies for overlooking nonsexual affectivity, presenting her theory of affect to highlight the unique feelings these genres evoke in readers. The analysis reveals the complex interplay between narrative forms and emotional engagement, emphasizing the significance of these genres in understanding cultural and gender dynamics.

In the landmark 1991 edition of Feminisms, Robyn Warhol and Diane Price Herndl assembled the most comprehensive collection of American and British feminist literary criticism ever published. In this revised edition, the editors have updated the volume, in keeping with the expanding parameters of feminist literary discourse. With the inclusion of more than two dozen new essays, along with a major reorganization of the sections in which they appear, Warhol and Price Herndl have again established the measure for representing the latest developments in the field of feminist literary theory. Believing that the feminist movement can only move forward "where difference commands attention, not dismissal or negativism," they have continued the original collection's mission of providing a multiplicity of perspectives and approaches. This revised edition contains three new sections ("Conflict," "Gaze," and "Practice") and includes more selections by and about women of color and lesbians.

This anthology presents a groundbreaking collection of essays that intertwine queer and feminist perspectives with narrative theory. By placing gender and sexuality at the forefront, it explores how these elements shape the creation and interpretation of narratives. Editors Robyn Warhol and Susan S. Lanser curate a diverse array of voices, making it the first collection to foster a direct dialogue between feminist, queer, and narrative theories, thus enriching the understanding of narrative texts in contemporary scholarship.