The myth of Eve in recent feminist literature: ''Sisters and strangers. A moral tale'' by Emma Tennant

The aim of this paper is to examine the myth of Eve as a tool used by feminist writers in order to criticise the stereotypes which have traditionally defined women. Three works-by Emma Tennant, Fay Weldon and Michelene Wandor-will exemplify the way contemporary women writers subvert the images of Eve the Mother and Eve the Temptress, using parody for this aim. Invariably, subversive characters such as Lilith or the diverse representations of a non-conformist Eve are portrayed to this effect. The Bakhtinian reading of Eve in Wandor's Gardens of Eden attempts to offer another way of feminist protest against Myth.