Following Djuna

'"Following Djuna" is a fascinating analysis of the textual erotics and lyrical seductions of the work of Djuna Barnes and the writers she influences. This scintillating genealogy of lesbian intertextuality ...usefully expands the field of lesbian and feminist literary inquiry and concepts of lesbian literary production' - Judith Roof. 'By naming the 'Djuna Barnes Tradition', as opposed to the 'Radclyffe Hall Tradition', Allen identifies the power of a certain lesbian romance line in Modern and Postmodern literature and culture - tracing its progress from Bertha Harris to Jeanette Winterson and Rebecca Brown, which makes perfect sense. As lesbian literary history, here is an instant classic' - Jane Marcus."Following Djuna" argues for the importance of women's fiction in understanding women's erotics - emotional and sexual exchanges between women. Barnes' "Nightwood" has made its mark on contemporary writers, and Allen argues that Harris, Winterson, and Brown continue Barnes' explorations of obsession, loss, excess, and power between women lovers.