Vicki K. Janik

Del Ivan Janik

The 20th century witnessed several major cultural movements, including modernism, anti-modernism, and postmodernism. These and other means of understanding and perceiving the world shaped the literature of that era and, with the rise of feminism, resulted in a particularly rich body of literature by women writers. This reference includes alphabetically arranged entries on 58 British women writers of the 20th century. Some of these writers were born in England, while others, such as Katherine Mansfield and Doris Lessing, came from countries of the former Empire or Commonwealth. The volume also includes entries for women of color, such as Kamala Markandaya and Buchi Emecheta. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and includes an overview of the writer's background, an analysis of her works, an assessment of her achievements, and lists of primary and secondary sources. The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography.

An A-to-Z Guide

Modern British Women Writers

Like the early nineteenth-century Romantics, Lawrence rejected traditional religious doctrines but was unable to embrace the concept of a purely materialistic universe. Like them he sought spiritual meaning in life by pursuing the supernatural through the natural, unity through diversity. His travel books are, among other things, a record of that search and of his attempts to express its personal and social significance.

D.H. Lawrence's Travel Books

The Curve of Return

Emmanuel Sampath Nelson

Vicki K.. Janik

This reference includes alphabetically arranged entries on 58 British women writers of the 20th century. Some of these writers were born in England, while others, such as Katherine Mansfield and Doris Lessing, came from countries of the former Empire or Commonwealth. The volume also includes entries for women of color, such as Kamala Markandaya and Buchi Emecheta.

Del Ivan Janik

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