Dangerous writing the autobiographies of Willa Muir, Margaret Laurence and Janet Frame /
This book examines the literary construction of personal identity through autobiographical narratives by three significant writers analysed together for the first time: the Scottish Willa Muir (1890-1970), the Canadian Margaret Laurence (1926-1987), and the New Zealander Janet Frame (1924-2004). The...
Основен автор: | Fuentes-Vasquez, Carmen Luz, (Author) |
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Формат: | Електронен |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
Amsterdam :
Rodopi,
2013.
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Серия: |
Costerus ;
new ser., v. 199. |
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Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=578918 |
Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Dangerous writing. |
Резюме: |
This book examines the literary construction of personal identity through autobiographical narratives by three significant writers analysed together for the first time: the Scottish Willa Muir (1890-1970), the Canadian Margaret Laurence (1926-1987), and the New Zealander Janet Frame (1924-2004). These apparently dissimilar authors suffered not only geographical, but also political marginality: they were women from the working-class or struggling middle-class, striving to be considered as professional writers, and emerging from countries that might be felt to be under the shadows of economic an. |
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Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (300 pages). |
Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-291) and index. |
ISBN: |
9789401209175 9401209170 |
ISSN: |
0165-9618 ; |