The Woman with the Wolf
An MLA Translation
Published on 30. October 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
215 pages
978-1-60329-527-7 (ISBN)
Description
An English translation of short stories by Renee Vivien (1877-1909). Reflects and challenges attitudes of the belle epoque, questions gender roles, and represents same-sex love and desire. Stories feature unreliable narrators and include rewritten fairy tales and ancient myths, adventure stories in the American West and at sea, and others.
Reviews / Votes
"More than a century after their publication, Renee Vivien's short stories foreground issues that women continue to face: sexual violence, double standards, and social inequality." - Gayle Levy, University of Missouri, Kansas City "The editor's references to the Me Too movement . . . show how Vivien's stories anticipate issues women are grappling with today." - Tama Lea Engelking, Cleveland State UniversityMore details
Series
Edition
Critical edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
218 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60329-527-7 (9781603295277)
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Persons
Renée Vivien is the pen name of Pauline Mary Tarn, born to Anglo-American parents in London in 1877. Raised in Paris, she wrote mainly in French and published numerous books of poetry and prose, beginning with Études et préludes in 1901. A pioneer in the unapologetic expression of lesbian love, she died in 1909.