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Contemporary British Women Writers

By Emma Parker

Contemporary British Women Writers Books

Contemporary British Women Writers

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Despite the enduring popularity of contemporary women's writing, British women writers have received scant critical attention. They tend to be overshadowed by their American counterparts in the media and have come to be represented within the academy almost exclusively by Angela Carter and Jeanette Winterson. This collection celebrates the range and diversity of contemporary (post-1970) British women writers. It challenges misconceptions about the nature and scope of fiction by women writers working in Britain - commonly dismissed as parochial, insular, dreary and domestic - and seeks to expand conventional definitions of 'British' by exploring how issues of nationality intersect with gender, class, race and sexuality. Writers covered include Pat Barker, A.L. Kennedy, Maggie Gee, Rukhsana Ahmad, Joan Riley, Jennifer Johnston, Ellen Galford, Susan Hill, Fay Weldon, Emma Tennant, and Helen Fielding.
Contributors: DAVID ELLIS, CLARE HANSON, MAROULA JOANNOU, PAULINA PALMER, EMMA PARKER, FELICITY ROSSLYN, CHRISTIANE SCHLOTE, JOHN SEARS, ELUNED SUMMERS-BREMNER, IMELDA WHELEHAN, GINA WISKER.
Product details
Number of Pages:
188
Release Date:
2004-08-01
Publication Date:
2004-05-01
Publisher:
D.S.Brewer
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1843840111
ISBN13:
9781843840114
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
375 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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