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Men and women writers of the 1930s : the dangerous flood of history / Janet Montefiore.
Van Pelt Library PR478.H57 M66 1996
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Montefiore, Jan.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English literature--20th century--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Literature and history--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Literature and history.
- Authorship--Sex differences.
- History.
- Historiography.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History--George V, 1910-1936--Historiography.
- Great Britain--History--George VI, 1936-1952--Historiography.
- Women and literature--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Women and literature.
- Authorship--Sex differences--History.
- Authorship.
- Sex role in literature.
- Memory in literature.
- Self in literature.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 263 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 1996.
- Summary:
- "Men and Women of the 1930s" is an original and challenging critique of the issues of memory and gender during this trying decade. Montefiore asks two principle questions; what part does memory play in the political literature of and about 1930s Britain? And what were the roles of women, both as writers and as signifying objects in constructing that literature? Montefiore's topical analysis of 1930s mass unemployment, fascist uprise and 'appeasement' is shockingly relevant in society today. Issues of class, anti-fascist historical novels, post war memoirs of 'Auden generation' writers and neglected women poets are discussed at length and help explain how we understand and imagine history through literature.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-252) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415068924
- 0415068932
- OCLC:
- 187451447
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