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Women's Poetry of the 1930s: A Critical Anthology: A critical Anthology
Author(s): Jane Dowson
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 30 Nov. 1995
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 212 pages
- ISBN-10: 0415130956
- ISBN-13: 9780415130950
Book Description
Where were the women of the so-called `Auden Generation’?During this era of rapidly changing gender roles,social values and world politics,women produced a rich variety of poetry.But until now their work has largely been lost or ignored;in Women’s Poetry of the 1930s Jane Dowson finally redresses the balance and recovers women’s place in the literary history of the interwar years.This comprehensive and beautifully edited collection includes: *Previously uncollected poems by authors such as Winifred Holtby and Naomi Mitchison *Poems which are now out of print,such as those by Vita Sackville-West and Frances Cornford *Poems previously neglected by poets including Ann Ridler and Sylvia Townsend Warner *An extensive critical introduction and individual biographies of each poet Poetry lovers,students and scholars alike will find Women’s Poetry of the 1930s an invaluable resource and a collection to treasure.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“This is not just a fascinating collection of poems, but a literate and well-informed anthology with a good sense of both literary history and feminist issues.”
-Alison Light, University of London
-Alison Light, University of London
About the Author
Jane Dowson is Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies at De Montfort University, Bedford. She has written extensively on the subject of women’s poetry.
