Kate O'Brien and the fiction of identity
Subtitle: sex, art and politics in Mary Lavelle and other writings
By: Aintzane Legarreta Mentxaka
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9780786448739
Subjects: Sex role in literature; Politics in literature
Description: "Kate O'Brien's novel, Mary Lavalle, banned upon publication in 1936, is a key work of the twentieth century that has suffered from critical neglect despite its wider popularity with readers. This book reexamines Mary Lavalle, exploring its role in the modernist canon and its importance to political and queer activism"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-268) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface: the canon; title: Some contexts; title: Activist fiction I: politics; title: Activist fiction II: sexuality; title: Modernism; title: History; title: Biography Enrique Areilza (1860-1926); title: Autobiography of Kate O'Brien, 1922-1923, 1935-1936; title: Conclusion: identity.