The History of British Women's Writing, 1880-1920: 2016: Volume seven (History of British Women's Writing)

The ranks of English women writers rose steeply in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, contributing to the eraÆs revolutionary social movements as well as to transforming literary genres in prose and poetry. The phenomena of æthe newÆ ù æNew WomenÆ, æNew UnionismÆ, æNew ImperialismÆ, æNew EthicsÆ, æNew CriticsÆ, æNew JournalismÆ, æNew ManÆ ù are this momentÆs touchstones. This book tracks the period's new social phenomena and unfolds its distinctively modern modes of writing. It provides expert introductions amid new insights into womenÆs writing throughout the United Kingdom and around the globe.

• | Author: Holly A. Laird
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Oct 20, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 337 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Literary Criticism
• | ISBN-10: 1137393793
• | ISBN-13: 9781137393791