Women's writing, 1945-60 : after the deluge / edited by Jane Dowson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dowson, Jane, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--20th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

Feminism and literature--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Feminism and literature.

Great Britain.

History.

Women and literature--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Women and literature.

English literature--Women authors--History and criticism.

English literature--Women authors.

World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain--Influence.

World War, 1939-1945.

Physical Description:

xxii, 239 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Summary:

Women's fiction, poetry, drama and nonfiction 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-centered 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1403913099

OCLC:

52638745