A History of Women in Literature
History and writing have often been intertwined. Without a written history, so much of what we know would be lost. So many details would have been left out. History would be up to our opinions, not really knowing what happened. Writing gives us a glimpse into people’s perspectives at the time, gives us a first person view of history.
However, history has one flaw. Most of what we know is from written history. By men. There have been many literary pieces written by men that have expanded writing as well as give insight into their own perspectives through all different genres. William Shakespeare had, and still has, a huge influence on playwriting and storytelling. Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Edgar Allen Poe, Oscar Wilde, Ray Bradbury, and so many more have opened more doorways through their writing. Works such as 1984 by George Orwell, known for being one of the first dystopian novels, served as a warning of what could happen to our society in the future if we are not careful. They showed that writing can be used to communicate their own ideas and get a large audience to understand morals, ethical issues, social reforms, and other important concepts that they felt needed to be addressed. Yet with all this being said, there is a whole timeline of perspectives that have been left out. Women have had little chance to include their voice in the history textbooks. Within the past century we…
