December 17, 1999

The Book That Created a Canon: 'Madwoman in the Attic' Turns 20

By SCOTT HELLER

Debates over the groundbreaking study of women writers reflect generational divides among literary critics

The story of feminist literary criticism can be told through the fortunes of The Madwoman in the Attic, the classic argument for a women's literary tradition

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