Elaine Showalter
Academic / Scholar
American · 20th–21st century
American feminist literary critic known for her work on representations of women in literature, particularly her classic article on Ophelia.
Connection to Taylor Swift
Her feminist critical framework for analyzing representations of Ophelia provides scholarly context for Taylor's reinterpretation of the character in The Fate of Ophelia.
Notable Works
- Representing Ophelia: Women, Madness, and the Responsibilities of Feminist Criticism, A Literature of Their Own, The Female Malady