Accessible, jargon-free, and with her characteristic clear intelligence, Lorna Sage looks at the ways in which pre-war women writers, some famous, some less well known, invented themselves as authors in the face of the rigid conceptions of feminine creativity which prevailed at the time.
Edith Wharton, Virginia Woolf, Katherine Mansfield, Jean Rhys, Christina Stead, Djuna Barnes, Violet Trefusis, Jane Bowles, Simone de Beauvoir, Christine Brooke-Rose, Iris Murdoch, Angela Carter.
'Moments of Truth' demonstrates Lorna Sage's characteristic clear intelligence and sheer versatility as a writer, bringing together introductions to much-loved 20th-century classics, fiercely intelligent essays and insightful, free-thinking journalism. A mixture of close reading with a breathtaking sensitivity to nuances, and fascinating biographical exploration, 'Moments of Truth' sends you back to discover or rediscover these twelve writers.
| ISBN: | 9781841156361 |
| Publication date: | 2nd September 2002 |
| Author: | Lorna Sage |
| Publisher: | 4th Estate an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 252 pages |
| Genres: |
Gender studies: women and girls Literary companions, book reviews and guides Biography: writers Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Literary essays Literary theory |