| Description |
xv, 285 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Chronology of Poetry Publications and Enterprises by Women, 1910-1939 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Literary Context -- 3. Rear-Guard Modernism -- 4. The British Avant-Garde: Edith Sitwell (1887-1964) and the Women of Wheels - Nancy Cunard (1896-1965), Iris Tree (1897-1968) and Helen Rootham (d. 1938) -- 5. The Anglo-American Avant-Garde: H. D. (1886-1961), Amy Lowell (1874-1925), Marianne Moore (1887-1972) Laura (Riding) Jackson (1901-1991), Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) and Mina Loy (1882-1966) -- 6. Female Modernism -- 7. The 1930s: Cultural Politics and the Poetry of Sylvia Townsend Warner, Valentine Ackland, Nancy Cunard, Winifred Holtby, Naomi Mitchison and Stevie Smith -- 8. Conclusion: The Legacy of Modernism |
| Summary |
"This book primarily maps the poetry scene in Britain but identifies the significance of the network of writers between London, New York and Paris. It assesses women's participation in the diversity of modernist developments which include avant-garde experiments, quiet, but subtly challenging, formalism and assertive 'new woman' voices. It not only chronicles women's poetry but also their publications and involvement in running presses, bookshops and writing criticism." "Although historically situated, it is written from the perspective of contemporary debates concerning the interface of gender and modernism. The author argues that a cohering aesthetic of the poetry is a denial of femininity through various evasions of gendered identity such as masking, male and female impersonations and the rupturing of realist modes."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [252]-276) and index |
| Subject |
Feminist poetry, English -- History and criticism.
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Feminist poetry -- History and criticism.
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English poetry -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
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Feminism and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Women and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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English poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Modernism (Literature) -- Great Britain.
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Sex role in literature.
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| LC no. |
2001053715 |
| ISBN |
0754604632 : |
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