Women Who Did - Stories by Men and Women, 1890-1914

Informationen zum Autor Angelique Richardson Klappentext "A lady? decidedly. Fast? perhaps. Original? undoubtedly. Worth knowing? rather." Daring and dynamic the 'new woman' came to represent the very spirit of the age. The stories in this anthology take up this phenomenon and examine society throughthe eyes of the new woman as she encountered new choices in marriage motherhood work and love.Women Who Did charts a rebellion that was social sexual and literary. It tells the stories of competing voices - of the men and women who entered into the fray of the fin de si cle and were not afraid to confront challenge or delight in the irrepressible New in an irrepressibly new form the short story. Zusammenfassung A collection of stories, which examine society through the eyes of the woman, as she encountered choices in marriage, motherhood, work and love. It tells the stories of competing voices - of the men and women who entered into the fray of the fin de siecle, and were not afraid to confront, challenge or delight in the irrepressible New.

Product details

• Authors: Angelique Richardson, Angelique (EDT) Richardson, Various
• Assisted by: Angelique Richardson (Editor)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.07.2005
• EAN: 9780141441566
• ISBN: 978-0-14-144156-6
• No. of pages: 528
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 23 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Feminist, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909