Men and Women Writers of the 1930s

Description:

Men and Women Writers of the 1930s is a searching critique of the issues of memory and gender during this dynamic decade. Montefiore asks two principle questions; what part does memory play in the political literature of and about 1930s Britain? And what were the roles of women, both as writers and as signifying objects in constructing that literature? Writers include: * George Orwell * W.H. Auden * Jean Rhys * Virginia Woolf * Storm Jameson * Rebecca West

subjects: History,  Historiography,  English literature,  Literature and history,  History and criticism,  Sex role in literature,  Women and literature,  Authorship,  Self in literature,  Sex differences,  Memory in literature,  Fiction,  Literature,  Literary Criticism,  Nonfiction,  English literature, history and criticism, 20th century,  Great britain, history, 20th century,  Great britain, historiography,  Authorship, sex differences,  European,  English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Places: Great Britain

Times: 20th century,  George VI, 1936-1952,  George V, 1910-1936