Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Mark Twain, the Gilded Age
A critique of a realistic novel of the Gilded Age entitled "The Gilded Age." "The title is a masterly epigraph on the flushed, corrupt period of the Reconstruction."
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech: Feminist Literary Criticism and Theory
The Feminist Theory Website at Virginia Tech University provides a list of all types of feminist literary criticism and theory.
Stanford University
Stanford University: Dime Novels and Penny Dreadfuls
A Stanford University site about popular literature during the Gilded Age.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Feminism
This site tackles the "F-word," -- and questions how feminism, especially feminist literary theory, got turned into a dirty word. A basic explanation of the critical approach of feminism to literature.
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: Celebration of Women Writers
Comprehensive overview of major women writers and their contributions to literature. Focuses more on their works than theory but still provides answers.