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1 online resource (197 pages) |
| Contents |
TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; FOR THINE IS THE POWER; EVER SO BANAL; MOTHERS; ANICE LITTLE ACTRESS; BETTER NOT; IT MAKES A CHANGE; AFTER HOURS OF SUFFERING; THE LITTLE GIRL; MADAME OLGA; THE GHOST STORY; UNTITLED FRAGMENT; E.M. FORSTER AS A POOR LIAR; SETTING A SCENE; MEMOIR OF IVY COMPTON-BURNETT; AMEMOIR OF ELIZABETH BOWEN; THE ETIQUETTE OF MODERN SOCIETY; BOOKMARKS; LETTER TO VIRGINIA WOOLF; LETTER TO BLANCHE KNOPF; LETTERS TO ELLA BELLINGHAM-SMITH; LETTER TO KATHARINE WHITE; LETTERS TO ELIZABETH BOWEN; REPORTING BACK, OR THE DIFFICULTY OF ADDRESSING ELIZABETH TAYLOR |
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ELIZABETH TAYLOR AND THE FICTIONS OF THE FEMININE MYSTIQUETHE POLITICS OF COMEDY AND WAR IN AT MRS LIPPINCOTE'S; ANGLES OF EMBARRASSMENT IN 'THE BLUSH'AND ELIZABETH TAYLOR'S FICTION |
| Summary |
Elizabeth Taylor (1912-75) is increasingly being recognised as one of the leading English novelists and short story writers of the middle of the twentieth century. Successive generations of readers have delighted in her subtle and penetrating exposures of the vanities and self-delusions of everyday life, her special sensitivity to frustration and disappointment, and the marvellous freshness of her wit and humour. Now, to mark the centenary of her birth, Elizabeth Taylor: A Centenary Celebrati .. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Taylor, Elizabeth, 1912-1975 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Taylor, Elizabeth, 1912-1975 fast |
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Women authors, English -- 20th century -- Criticism and interpretation
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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers.
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C 1900.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Women authors, English
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781443836876 |
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1443836877 |
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9781443836562 |
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1443836567 |
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