| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 204 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Whose Modernism? -- 2. Fleurs du Mal or Second-hand Roses?: Natalie Barney, Romaine Brooks, and the "originality of the avant-garde" -- 3. Professionalism, Genre, and the Sister(s') Arts: Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell -- 4. The Making of Genius: Gertrude Stein and Marie Laurencin -- 5. Mediating Modernism: Djuna Barnes and Nina Hamnett |
| Summary |
In this beautifully illustrated and provocative study, Bridget Elliott and Jo-Ann Wallace reappraise women's literary and artistic contribution to Modernism. Through comparative case studies, including Natalie Barney, Virginia Woolf, Vanessa Bell and Gertrude Stein, the authors examine the ways in which women responded to Modernism and created their artistic identity, and how their work has been positioned in relation to that of men. Bringing together women's studies, visual arts and literature, Women Writers and Artists makes an important contribution to 20th century cultural his |
| Analysis |
Arts By Women |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-195) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| SUBJECT |
Barnes, Djuna 1892-1982 gnd |
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Bell, Vanessa 1879-1961 gnd |
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Brooks, Romaine 1874-1970 gnd |
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Hamnett, Nina 1890-1956 gnd |
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Laurencin, Marie 1883-1956 gnd |
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Stein, Gertrude 1874-1946 gnd |
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Avant Garde Musikgruppe gnd |
| Subject |
Feminism and the arts.
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Modernism (Art)
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Arts, Modern -- 20th century.
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Women artists -- Biography
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Women artists -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Artists, Architects, Photographers.
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ART -- Performance.
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ART -- Reference.
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Arts, Modern
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Feminism and the arts
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Modernism (Art)
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Women artists
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Avantgardeliteratur
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Bildnis
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Englisch
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Frauenliteratur
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Künstlerin
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Schriftstellerin
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Vrouwelijke auteurs.
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Modernisme (cultuur)
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Vrouwelijke kunstenaars.
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Modernisme (littérature)
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Modernisme (art)
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Femmes écrivains.
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Femmes artistes.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wallace, Jo-Ann, 1953-
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| LC no. |
93044533 |
| ISBN |
9781317762140 |
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1317762142 |
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9781315800301 |
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1315800306 |
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