When theory is declared dead and categories are tantalisingly shifting, how does one attempt a feminist critique? Dr. S. Thillainayagam, while writing the present volume of Feminist Literary Essays must have been haunted by many uncertainties. The brave attempt must be appreciated. He has covered a wide spectrum, from native Tamil writers to non-white Canadian writers, from Jane Eyre to Samskara. It is particularly difficult for a man to claim acceptability and ...