Feminist Utopia: A New Viewpoint of Interpreting British and American Literature

The literary history of feminist utopian novels has always not been concerned by the literature circles and even excluded from the research field of serious feminist literature. By the latter half of the 18th century, the feminist utopian novels was listed as an important literary phenomenon and recognized as a unique entry point of integrating the British and American literature. From the perspective of feminist utopia, this paper elaborates the definition of utopia and feminist utopia, discusses the development and evolution of feminist utopian works and their influences on feminist utopian literature, points out the criticism and dissatisfaction with male-dominated culture in feminist utopian novels. Through the review and introspection of the living status of the female, the female humanistic care and ecological care are integrated as two new viewpoints of the research on feminist utopian works, so as to comprehensively know the development footprint of feminist utopian literature.