Women's Writing 1945-1960
J. . Ed(S): Dowson
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paperback. Editor(s): Dowson, J. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Women's fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction represent the complex nexus of continuity and change in the British consciousness following the Second World War. These essays restore the cultural and literary significance of women as readers and writers, examining their various transmutations of international, national and domestic politics. The women-centred writing illuminated in this collection also enhances the tradition-in-process of twentieth-century women's literature. Writers discussed include Iris Murdoch, Doris Lessing, Muriel Spark, Agatha Christie and Stevie Smith.
Women's fiction, poetry, drama and non-fiction represent the complex nexus of continuity and change in the British consciousness following the Second World War. These essays restore the cultural and literary significance of women as readers and writers, examining their various transmutations of international, national and domestic politics. The women-centred writing illuminated in this collection also enhances the tradition-in-process of twentieth-century women's literature. Writers discussed include Iris Murdoch, Doris Lessing, Muriel Spark, Agatha Christie and Stevie Smith.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
Number of Pages
239
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349724406
SKU
V9781349724406
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About J. . Ed(S): Dowson
KATHLEEN BELL Senior Lecturer in English, De Montford University, UK JOHN BRANNIGAN College Lecturer in English, University College Dublin JULIA BRIGGS Professor of English Literature, De Montford University, UK ALICE ENTWHISTLE Lecturer, University of the West of England, UK KATE FULBROOK Professor of Literary Studies and Associate Dean, Faculty of Humanities, University of the West of England, UK TAMMY GRIMSHAW ... Read more
Reviews for Women's Writing 1945-1960
'This rich and lively collection adds new layers to our knowledge of twentieth-century writing by women. Exploring the worlds 'behind and beyond the fishnet curtains' of Britain in the 1940s and 50s, the essays remind us of the wealth of literary culture in the period, illuminating the contradictory desires and dreams of women writers in the aftermath of war, their ... Read more