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ERIC Number: EJ502810
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0994
The Madonna, the Women's Room, and "The Scarlet Letter."
Sweeney, Susan Elizabeth
College English, v57 n4 p410-25 Apr 1995
Focuses on the resonance and power of the Madonna, or the Virgin Mary, in literature and culture. Argues that the Madonna represents womanhood and feminism. Describes how the multiple readings of "The Scarlet Letter" charted one professor's changing relationship over 10 years with the Jesuit institution where she taught. (HB)
Descriptors: English Curriculum, English Instruction, Feminism, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation, Reader Response, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Composition Theory; Feminist Criticism; Hawthorne (Nathaniel); Literature Instruction; Scarlet Letter; Teacher School Relationship