The History of British Women's Writing, 1920-1945: Volume Eight - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0230282792 ISBN 13: 9780230282797

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

Synopsis

Featuring sixteen contributions from recognized authorities in their respective fields, this superb new mapping of women's writing ranges from feminine middlebrow novels to Virginia Woolf's modernist aesthetics, from women's literary journalism to crime fiction, and from West End drama to the literature of Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

About this title

About the Author:

Sophie Blanch Lecturer In English Literature, University Of Surrey, UK Catherine Clay Senior Lecturer In English, Nottingham Trent University, UK Rebecca D'monté Senior Lecturer, University Of The West Of England, UK Jane Dowson Reader In Twentieth-Century Literature, De Montfort University, UK Maud Ellmann Randy L. And Melvin R. Berlin Professor Of The Development Of The Novel In English, University Of Chicago, USA Jane Goldman Reader In English Literature, University Of Glasgow, UK Katie Gramich Professor In English Literature, Cardiff University, UK Nicola Humble Professor Of English, Roehampton University, UK Cora Kaplan Professor Emerita Of English, Southampton University, UK Deborah Longworth Senior Lecturer, University Of Birmingham, UK Gill Plain Professor, St Andrews University, UK Lisa Regan Lecturer In English Literature, University Of Gloucestershire, UK Bonnie Kime Scott Professor Of Women's Studies, San Diego State University, USA Diana Wallace Professor Of English Literature, University Of Glamorgan, UK Tory Young Senior Lecturer, Anglia Ruskin University, UK

Review:

'The essays offer a detailed outline of the diverse cultural, historical and political circumstances surrounding women's literary production in the first half of the twentieth century, paving the way for further in-depth engagement with these writers, and providing a critical overview that will be an invaluable support to such studies.' - Gemma Moss, The Journal of the Sylvia Townsend Warner Society

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0230282792
• ISBN 13: 9780230282797
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 334
• Editor: Joannou M.