The Dilemma of Maternity between Need and Duty: A Feminist Reading of Doris Lessing's the Fifth Child

Doris Lessing is widely known as one of the most celebrated contemporary female writers in English literature. Unlike other feminist writers who advocate equality between women and men, Lessing’s feminism is mainly concerned with defending women in the context of the different social pressures they...

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Main Author: Helaly Khalaf, Mohamed Fathi (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2022
In:Year: 2022
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