British Women Short Story Writers: The New Woman to Now
Emma Young
(Editor)
James Bailey
(Editor)
Description
Essays tracing the evolving relationship between British women writers and the short story genre from the late Nineteenth Century to the present day.What is the relationship between the British woman writer and the short story? Considering the effect of literary inheritances, societal and cultural change, and shifting publishing demands, this collection traces the evolution of the genre through to its continued appeal to women writing today; from the New Woman to contemporary feminisms, women's anthologies to micro fiction, and modernist writers to the contemporary works.
Key Features- A foreword by Ali Smith and 12 chapters discuss a range of gender and genre issues since the fin-de-siècle to the present day.
- A comprehensive account of the genre's development provides a unique insight into a largely neglected aspect of women's writing.
- Sets out a clear trajectory to map both the historical and literary connections and divergences between British women short story writers.
- Offers a comprehensive account of the genre's development to provide scholars with a unique insight into a largely neglected aspect of women's writing.
- Includes new readings of canonical authors alongside more recent theoretical approaches, innovations and lesser-discussed writers.
Product Details
Price
$90.00
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Publish Date
June 30, 2015
Pages
216
Dimensions
6.1 X 9.4 X 0.8 inches | 1.1 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781474401388
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About the Author
Emma Young is an Associate Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Lincoln where she is a final-year doctoral candidate. Her thesis examines the relationship between contemporary women writers, feminist politics and the short story genre. Previously, Emma has published journal articles and a co-authored book chapter on the contemporary author Emma Donoghue and her most recent article (forthcoming) is entitled 'Of the Moment: Positioning the British Short Story in the Twenty-first Century'.
James Bailey is an Associate Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Sheffield where he is also a final-year Ph.D candidate. His thesis examines the treatment of time and free will in the fiction of Muriel Spark. His most recent article, 'Repetition, boredom despair': Muriel Spark and the Eichmann Trial' was published in both Holocaust Studies and an edited collection, Representing Perpetrators, in 2012.
