With which feminist theorist is gynocriticism most closely associated ?

Correct answer: A. Elaine Showalter

  • A. Elaine Showalter
  • B. Julia Kristeva
  • C. Lucy Irigaray
  • D. Hélène Cixous

Explanation

Elaine Showalter introduced the term gynocriticism for the study of women as writers and of a distinct female literary tradition. Kristeva, Irigaray, and Cixous are also major feminist theorists, but the term is chiefly linked with Showalter.

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