Gender issues in English literature: a 21st century aspect

الملخص EN

There is no doubt that literature is a reflection of life and society.

It faithfully reflects the day-to- day happening in one's life.

Thecharacters' experiences in the literary works are, no doubt, the experiences of ordinary individuals in society.

Putting ourselves in place of the characters that we come across in literature, gives one the feeling and sense of what would we have done in that particular situation.

the English literature has been divided according to different periods which reflect different environments and atmospheres.

like men, the position of women has also been a key concern in literary works.

the situation of females has changed over time.

from the time of the Middle Ages till the present time, there have been radical and drastic changes in the position of women.

we can discuss the condition of a particular age that contributed a great deal to shaping the image of women as we can witness through various works written by both males and females from the Middle Ages, the age of Chaucer, the Elizabethan era, the Neo-classical era, Romantic age, Victorian age to the present modern and post-modern period.