Women, modernism and British poetry, 1910-1939

By Jane Dowson

Subjects: Feminism and literature, Histoire, English poetry, women authors, History, POETRY, English Feminist poetry, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Femmes et littérature, Great britain, history, 20th century, Women authors, English poetry, history and criticism, 20th century, Women and literature, Rôle selon le sexe dans la littérature, Sex role in literature, History and criticism, Modernism (literature), Histoire et critique, Feminist poetry, English poetry, Modernisme (Littérature), Modernism (Literature), Poésie anglaise

Description: "This book primarily maps the poetry scene in Britain but identifies the significance of the network of writers between London, New York and Paris. It assesses women's participation in the diversity of modernist developments which include avant-garde experiments, quiet, but subtly challenging, formalism and assertive 'new woman' voices. It not only chronicles women's poetry but also their publications and involvement in running presses, bookshops and writing criticism.". "Although historically situated, it is written from the perspective of contemporary debates concerning the interface of gender and modernism. The author argues that a cohering aesthetic of the poetry is a denial of femininity through various evasions of gendered identity such as masking, male and female impersonations and the rupturing of realist modes."--BOOK JACKET.