The Cambridge Companion to Modernist Women Writers

doi:10.1017/CCOL9780521515054

Women played a central role in literary modernism, theorizing, debating, writing, and publishing the critical and imaginative work that resulted in a new literary culture during the early twentieth century. This volume provides a thorough overview of the main genres, the important issues, and the key figures in women's writing during the years 1890–1945. The essays treat the work of Woolf, Stein, Cather, H. D. Barnes, Hurston, and many others in detail; they also explore women's salons, little magazines, activism, photography, film criticism, and dance. Written especially for this Companion, these lively essays introduce students and scholars to the vibrant field of women's modernism.

'One of the main strengths of this Companion is the exploration of writers from Canada, Africa and the Caribbean … a thorough exploration of a rich net of historical, cultural and common connections.'

Source: Women: A Cultural Review

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Frontmatter
pp i-xxiii
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Modernist women’s literature: an introduction
pp 1-16
- By Maren Tova Linett
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1 - Transforming the novel
pp 17-32
- By Bonnie Kime Scott
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2 - Modernist women poets and the problem of form
pp 33-46
- By Miranda Hickman
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3 - Women’s modernism and performance
pp 47-61
- By Penny Farfan
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4 - Magazines, presses, and salons in women’s modernism
pp 62-77
- By Jayne Marek
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5 - Gender in women’s modernism
pp 78-94
- By Patricia Juliana Smith
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6 - Black women’s modernist literature
pp 95-109
- By Thadious M. Davis
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7 - Race and ethnicity in white women’s modernist literature
pp 110-128
- By Jean Radford
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8 - Geomodernism, postcoloniality, and women’s writing
pp 129-145
- By Laura Doyle
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9 - Women modernists and visual culture
pp 146-159
- By Maggie Humm
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10 - Modernism and trauma
pp 160-171
- By Suzette A. Henke
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11 - Political activism and women’s modernism
pp 172-186
- By Sowon S. Park
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12 - Religion and the occult in women’s modernism
pp 187-202
- By Heather Ingman
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Guide to further reading
pp 203-213
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Index
pp 214-224
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Frontmatter
pp i-xxiii

Modernist women’s literature: an introduction
pp 1-16

1 - Transforming the novel
pp 17-32

2 - Modernist women poets and the problem of form
pp 33-46

3 - Women’s modernism and performance
pp 47-61

4 - Magazines, presses, and salons in women’s modernism
pp 62-77

5 - Gender in women’s modernism
pp 78-94

6 - Black women’s modernist literature
pp 95-109

7 - Race and ethnicity in white women’s modernist literature
pp 110-128

8 - Geomodernism, postcoloniality, and women’s writing
pp 129-145

9 - Women modernists and visual culture
pp 146-159

10 - Modernism and trauma
pp 160-171

11 - Political activism and women’s modernism
pp 172-186

12 - Religion and the occult in women’s modernism
pp 187-202

Guide to further reading
pp 203-213

Index
pp 214-224

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