From Rosalind in "As You Like It" to Jeffrey Eugenides’ Pulitzer Prize-winning "Middlesex", the idea of a character changing sex has had enduring appeal for authors.
But what is the attraction for readers and how do authors reflect the ideas of gender current in their own times?
Woman's Hour is joined by academics Catherine Belsey and Tracy Hargreaves, and by Jeffrey Eugenides to discuss fluctuations of gender in literature. |
