gynocriticism

English

Etymology

From gyno- +‎ criticism, coined by Elaine Showalter in the essay Toward a Feminist Poetics.

Noun

gynocriticism (usually uncountable, plural gynocriticisms)

  1. The historical study of women writers as a distinct literary tradition.
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