The History of British Women's Writing, 1970-Present [electronic resource] : Volume Ten /
Eagleton, Mary.editor.
Parker, Emma.editor.
This book maps the most active and vibrant period in the history of British women's writing. Examining changes and continuities in fiction, poetry, drama, and journalism, as well as women's engagement with a range of literary and popular genres, the essays in this volume highlight the range and diversity of women's writing since 1970.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Chronology; Introduction; Part I: Women and Literary Culture; 1 Fiction: From Realism to Postmodernism and Beyond; 2 Poetry on Page and Stage; 3 Mrs Worthington's Daughters: Drama; 4 Media Old and New; 5 Publishing and Prizes; Part II: Feminism and Fiction: Evolution and Dissent; 6 The Grandes Dames: Writers of Longevity; 7 'The Monstrous Regiment': Literature and the Women's Liberation Movement; 8 Writing the F-Word: Girl Power, the Third Wave, and Postfeminism; Part III: Gender and Genre
9 The Gothic: Danger, Discontent, and Desire10 Changing the Story: Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Myth; 11 Disputing the Past: Historical Fiction; 12 Life Lines: Auto/biography and Memoir; Part IV: Writing the Nation: Difference, Diaspora, Devolution; 13 Writing the Nations: Welsh, Northern Irish, and Scottish Literature; 14 Unsettling the Centre: Black British Fiction; 15 Redefining Britishness: British Asian Fiction; Part V: Writing Now; 16 Writing Now; Electronic Resources; Select Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book maps the most active and vibrant period in the history of British women's writing. Examining changes and continuities in fiction, poetry, drama, and journalism, as well as women's engagement with a range of literary and popular genres, the essays in this volume highlight the range and diversity of women's writing since 1970.
British literature.
Literature, Modern-20th century.
Sociology.
Fiction.
Literature-History and criticism.
British and Irish Literature.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Gender Studies.
Contemporary Literature.
Fiction.
Literary History.