Which two of the following texts are associated with literary feminism?
- A. Jamaica Kincaid, A Small Place
- B. Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wallpaper
- C. Jane Austen, Emma
- D. Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own
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Correct answer: C. B and D only
Explanation
Gilman's story (1892) of the 'rest cure' and Woolf's essay (1929) on money, a room and 'Shakespeare's sister' are feminist landmarks. Kincaid's A Small Place (1988) is an anti-colonial essay.
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