History of Twentieth-Century British Women''s Poetry

Klappentext An invaluable and detailed critical analysis and record of a lively but undervalued literary community. Zusammenfassung A History of Twentieth-Century British Women's Poetry offers a record and analysis of the publications! activities and achievements of a lively but undervalued literary community. A chronology and detailed bibliography of primary and secondary sources covering over 200 writers make this an invaluable reference source for both scholars and students. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chronology; Introduction ; Part I. 1900-45: Overview; 1. Lyrical androgyny: Alice Meynell, Frances Cornford, Vita Sackville-West and Elizabeth Daryush; 2. A public voice: war, class and women's rights; 3. Modernism, memory and masking: Mina Loy and Edith Sitwell; 4. 'I will put myself, and everything I see, upon the page': Charlotte Mew, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Anna Wickham and the dramatic monologue; Part II. 1945-80: Overview; 5. Stevie Smith; 6. The post-war generation and the paradox of home; 7. The poetry of consciousness-raising; 8. Disruptive lyrics: Veronica Forrest-Thomson, Wendy Mulford and Denise Riley; Part III. 1980-2000: Overview; 9. 'These parts': identity and place; 10. Dialogic politics in Carol Ann Duffy and others; 11. Postmodern transformations: science and myth; 12. The renovated lyric: from Eavan Boland and Carol Rumens to Jackie Kay and the next generation.

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• Authors: Jane Dowson, Jane (De Montfort University Dowson, Jane Entwistle Dowson, Dowson Jane, Alice Entwistle, Alice (University of the West of England Entwistle, Entwistle Alice
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2009
• EAN: 9780521121415
• ISBN: 978-0-521-12141-5
• No. of pages: 404
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: poetry and poets