Hidden and Visible Suffrage
Emancipation and the Edwardian Woman in Galsworthy, Wells and Forster
Published on 1. February 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
270 pages
978-3-906750-07-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book focuses on the cultural background of the Edwardian woman as depicted by Galsworthy, Wells and Forster. In the light of the content of contemporary women's magazines and newspapers, as well as other suffrage material published round the turn of the century it aims at exposing the hidden and visible suffrage in these texts. It contributes to an understanding of the role women played in literature written by male authors who were in favour of and supported women's rights, and questions the apparent disparity between the non-fiction and fiction writing of these authors.
Reviews / Votes
«Rønning's analysis of Edwardian writers' feminism with reference to contemporary periodicals is a useful approach to understanding the sexual politics of the time.» (John S. Partington, The Wellsian)More details
Person
The Author: Anne Holden Rønning is Associate Professor of British Literature at the University of Bergen, Norway. Publications include co-editor of Feminismens Klassikere (1994), and articles on Katherine Mansfield, Mary Wollstonecraft and Hannah Mitchell.
Content
Contents: Galsworthy - Wells - Forster: emancipation: women: suffrage: women's magazines and newspapers.