Rebecca West
Subtitle: heroism, rebellion, and the female epic
By: Bernard Schweizer.
Series: Contributions in women's studies,; no. 199
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: West, Rebecca, Dame, 1892- -- Criticism and interpretation.; Feminism and literature -- England -- History -- 20th century.; Women and literature -- England -- History -- 20th century.; Feminist fiction, English -- History and criticism.; Epic literature, English -- History and criticism.; Criticism -- England -- History -- 20th century.; Heroines in literature.; Women in literature.
Description: "Rececca West (1892-1983) was a prominent English critic, journalist, and novelist. She contributed to feminist and socialist magazines, had a lengthy relationship with H. G. Wells, and was named Dame of the British Empire in 1959. Her literary reputation declined after 1970 and was revived in the mid-1980s, with the posthumous publication of three novels and a memoir, as well as the reissue of several earlier works.

With the violent disintegration of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, West's Black Lamb and Grey Falcon catapulted her into the limelight and brought her wide critical attention. This book offers a much-needed assessment of her literary career."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references ([147]-153) and index.