Reappraising Jane Duncan : sexuality, race and colonialism in the My Friends novels / Rita Elizabeth Rippetoe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rippetoe, Rita Elizabeth, 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Duncan, Jane, 1910-1976--Criticism and interpretation.

Duncan, Jane.

Duncan, Jane, 1910-1976.

Autobiographical fiction--History and criticism.

Autobiographical fiction.

Sex in literature.

Sex role in literature.

Race in literature.

Women in literature.

Colonies in literature.

English literature.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

vi, 188 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2017.

Summary:

"Scottish novelist Jane Duncan's semiautobiographical My Friends series was dismissed by postwar critics as lightweight, at a time when a coterie of "angry young men" monopolized the attention of the British publishing establishment. This book explores Duncan's body of work, out of print for decades, though sought by loyal fans"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Jane Duncan: The Writer and Her Work 5

Who Was Jane Duncan? 5

"Love Is the Law": Sexuality and Convention 10

"You Have to Work": Women's Labor 26

Archaean Schist in a Volcanic World: Geography from a Reachfar Perspective 40

"Not Like Us": Race and Ethnicity 55

From Tinker to Toff: Ranking the Friends 66

"The Sun Never Sets"-Until It Does 80

"Take No Notice": Illness and Disability Among Friends 92

Much Beloved but Soon Forgotten: Critical Reception of Duncan's Novels 103

Part II Guides to the Novels 117

My Friends the Miss Boyds 117

My Friend Muriel 121

My Friend Monica 123

My Friend Annie 126

My Friend Sandy 129

My Friend Martha's Aunt 132

My Friend Flora 134

My Friend Madame Zora 138

My Friend Rose 141

My Friend Cousin Emmie 143

My Friends the Mrs. Millers 146

My Friends from Cairnton 150

My Friend My Father 152

My Friends the Macleans 155

My Friends the Hungry Generation 157

My Friend the Swallow 159

My Friend Sashie 161

My Friends the Misses Kindness 163

My Friends George and Tom 166.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-183) and index.

ISBN:

9780786498871

0786498870

OCLC:

959536021