The 20th century witnessed several major cultural movements, including modernism, anti-modernism, and postmodernism. These and other means of understanding and perceiving the world shaped the literature of that era and, with the rise of feminism, resulted in a particularly rich body of literature by women writers. This reference includes alphabetically arranged entries on 58 British women writers of the 20th century. Some of these writers were born in England, while others, such as Katherine Mansfield and Doris Lessing, came from countries of the former Empire or Commonwealth. The volume also includes entries for women of color, such as Kamala Markandaya and Buchi Emecheta.
Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes an overview of the writer's background, an analysis of her works, an assessment of her achievements, and lists of primary and secondary sources. The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography.
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An A-to-Z Guide
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Fleur Adcock Roberta M. Schreyer
- Beryl Bainbridge Andre L. DeCuir
- Pat Barker Laura Frost
- Sybille Bedford Mitchell R. Lewis
- Elizabeth Bowen Stella Deen
- Vera Brittain Britta Zangen
- Anita Brookner Del Ivan ]anik
- Brigid Brophy Karl L. Stenger
- A.S. Byatt Maria Koundoura
- Angela Carter Anna Katsavos
- Agatha Christie Alan Lutkus
- Caryl Churchill Joel Shatzky
- Ivy Compton-Burnett Jonathan Bolton
- Anne Devlin Susanna Hoeness-Krupsaw
- Margaret Drabble Joseph Zeppetello
- Maureen Duffy Regina M. Buccola
- Buchi Emecheta Jerilyn Fisher
- Penelope Fitzgerald Douglas Clayton
- Pam Gems Jose Ramon Prado Perez
- Susan Elizabeth Hill Mary Louise Hill
- Winifred Holtby Patricia Rae
- Attia Hosain Ashok Bery
- Elizabeth Jane Howard Heihe Elisabeth Jiingst
- P.D. James Tony Giffone
- Storm Jameson Phyllis Lassner
- Ann Jellicoe Neil Novelli
- Pamela Hansford Johnson Chris Hopkins
- Charlotte Keatley Regina M. Buccola
- Rosamond Lehmann Jonathan Bolton
- Doris Lessing Del Ivan Janik
- Penelope Lively Jacqueline L. Gmuca
- Katherine Mansfield Karla Alwes
- Kamala Markandaya Hena Ahmad
- Pauline Melville John Thieme
- Charlotte Mew Gina Wisker
- Penelope Mortimer Jana L. French
- Iris Murdoch John Louis DiGaetani
- Grace Nichols Suzanne Scafe
- Barbara Pym Marlene San Miguel Groner
- Jean Rhys Joy Castro
- Dorothy Richardson Laura Frost
- Vita Sackville-West Peter F. Naccarato
- Dorothy L. Sayers Edmund Miller
- May Sinclair Melinda Harvey
- Edith Sitwell Gina Wisker
- Stevie Smith Julie Sims Steward
- Muriel Spark Frank Kelly
- Lisa St. Aubin de Teran Elizabeth Hoffman Nelson
- Elizabeth Coles Taylor Robert Ellis Hosmer, Jr.
- Angela Thirkell Mitchell R. Lewis
- Sylvia Townsend Warner Chris Hopkins
- Fay Weldon Kathleen Ellis
- Timberlake Wertenbaker John H. Lutterbie
- Mary Wesley Beverly E. Schneller
- Rebecca West Sarah Miles Watts
- Jeanette Winterson Maria Koundoura
- Virginia Woolf Peter F. Naccarato
- E.H. Young Stella Deen
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- About the Editors and Contributors
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