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Selected Letters of Rebecca West - Henry McBride Series in Modernism and Modernity
Selected Letters of Rebecca West - Henry McBride Series in Modernism and Modernity
hardback
Published:
9 February, 2000
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Description
The letters, which are presented in full, include correspondence with West’s famous lover H. G. Wells and with Shaw, Virginia Woolf, Emma Goldman, Noel Coward, and many others; offer pronouncements on such contemporary authors as Norman Mailer, Nadine Gordimer, and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.; and provide new insights into her battles against misogyny, fascism, and communism. West deliberately fashions her own biography through this intensely personal correspondence, challenging rival accounts of her groundbreaking professional career, her frustrating love life, and her tormented family relations. Engrossing to read, the collection sheds new light on this important figure and her social and literary milieu.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780300079043 |
| ISBN10 | 0300079044 |
| Number Of Pages | 546 |
| Item Weight | 989 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Yale University Press |
| Format | hardback |
Media Reviews
"A unique, exhilarating and disturbing torrent of letters by a unique, exhilarating and disturbing woman whose life and literary work spanned almost a century, and who was both the agent and the victim of social change. Forthright and controversial, her letters range over politics, literature, gossip, sex, friendship, and her own extraordinary experience of life." Victoria Glendinning "Rebecca West's letters are irresistible - a medley of insight and canny observation mixed with a touch of paranoia. This ably annotated volume portrays a brilliant, strong, and romantic woman in stormy literary, political, and romantic times." Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
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Author's Bio
Bonnie Kime Scott is professor and director of graduate studies in English at the University of Delaware.