Social Dimensions in the Novels of Barbara Pym, 1949-1963 [electronic resource] : The Writer as Hidden Observer

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raz, Orna.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature and society--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Literature and society.

Literature and history--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Literature and history.

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

Women and literature.

Pym, Barbara--Criticism and interpretation.

Pym, Barbara.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study considers the six novels written by English novelist, Barbara Pym (1913-1980), between 1949 and 1963, which demonstrate the response of a specific class of people, represented by her heroines, to the dramatic social, cultural and demographic changes that took place in Britain at the time. Treating Pym's 1950s novels as social-historical sources, this work attempts to analyze the way in which her portrayals of society, like those of so many other English writers, served both as a testimonies and critiques of the times in which she lived. The focal point of Pym's novels was the intera

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Raz; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; ""Out of Touch with Life"": Representation of the Post-War Church; ""Daring and Romish"": Anglo-Catholicism in the Novels; ""An Unselfish and Tireless Worker"": Women and the Church; ""Going up to Oxford"": Women's Higher Education; ""Clearly Labelled"": Women's Roles; ""Dreary Cosiness"": Domestic Life; ""One of Those"": Ambiguous Treatment of Male Sexuality; ""The Sympathy of Other Women"": Personal Friendship between Women; ""Change is a Bad Thing"": On Pym's Social Commentary; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-7734-1182-8

OCLC:

797916296