Synopses & Reviews
Many women writers in twentieth-century Britain were fascinated by the individual thought processes of their characters.
Women Writing Modern Fiction draws connections between the works of authors such as Elizabeth Bowen, Dorothy L. Sayers, Olivia Manning, Iris Murdoch and A.S. Byatt, who dramatize darkness in wartime, gothic terror, madness and romantic betrayal, yet celebrate the triumph of rationality and "The Higher Common Sense." With irony, detachment, wit and high intelligence, they bring us acrobatic tales of the mind.
About the Author
Janice Rossen is Senior Research Fellow, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin.
Table of Contents
Preface * Acknowledgements * Introduction *
Part I: Darkness in the Mind * The World Gone Mad in Wartime * Gothic and Fabulist Tales * Grieving and Madness *
Part II: Passion * Romance * Betrayal * Part III: Wit And Reason * Academic and Detective Novels * 'The Higher Common Sense' * Notes * Index