Mothers and Daughters in the Twentieth Century : : A Literary Anthology / / Heather Ingman.
This anthology of women's writing on the mother-daughter relationship covers the whole of the twentieth century and includes writing from many different cultures - black American, Jewish, West Indian, Irish, Chinese-American. The anthology has headnotes giving brief biographical details for eac...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©1999 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PREFATORY NOTE -- INTRODUCTION -- Charlotte Mew (1869—1928) -- The Quiet House -- May Sinclair (1863-1946) -- Mary Olivier: A Life -- Anna Wickham (1884—1947) -- The Angry Woman -- Anzia Yezierska (? 1880-1970) -- Bread Givers -- Winifred Holtby (1898-1935) -- South Riding -- Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) -- A Sketch of the Past -- Jean Rhys (1890-1979) -- Wide Sargasso Sea -- Tillie Olsen (? 1913— ) -- I Stand Here Ironing -- Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) -- Balloons -- Margaret Drabble (1939- ) -- The Millstone -- Adrienne Rich (1929- ) -- Mother-in-Law -- Storm Jameson (1891-1986) -- Journey from the North -- Kathleen Raine (1908- ) -- Heirloom -- Alice Walker (1944- ) -- In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens -- Maya Angelou (1928- ) -- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings -- Toni Morrison (1931- ) -- Beloved -- Eavan Boland (1944- ) -- Night Feed -- Zee Edgell (1940- ) -- Beka Lamb -- Amy Tan (1952- ) -- The Joy Luck Club -- Angela Carter (1940-1992) -- Ashputtle or The Mother's Ghost -- Margaret Atwood (1939- ) -- Giving Birth -- Michele Roberts (1949- ) -- God's House -- BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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Summary: | This anthology of women's writing on the mother-daughter relationship covers the whole of the twentieth century and includes writing from many different cultures - black American, Jewish, West Indian, Irish, Chinese-American. The anthology has headnotes giving brief biographical details for each author plus suggestions for further reading. There is a substantial introduction tracking the evolution of the mother-daughter relationship in the twentieth century, setting it in the context of developments in psychoanalytical and feminist theory.Covers fiction, non-fiction and poetry from different cultures and different decadesSubstantial introduction tracing the evolution of the mother-daugher relationship in the 20th centuryHeadnotes place the extracts in their historical and cultural contextOverview of feminist and psychoanalytical theory relating to the mother-daughter relationship |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781474469456 9783110780475 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781474469456 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Heather Ingman. |