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Women writers of world war i, a very rich book she published in 1999. The impact of the 191418 war on british society has been. An interdisciplinary anthology, it includes literary criticism, social policy, psychology and economics. Kop letters and photographs from the battle country av margaret hall, professor margaret r higonnet pa. The first world war has loomed large in british history and in british national identity. More interest, however, has been paid to reexamining the history of women in wartime, from the essays in margaret higonnet et alias seminal collection behind the lines. Feminist engagements with comparative literature reading women writing by higonnet, margaret r. She edited margaret halls war memoir letters and photographs from the battle country, 19181919 2014, with its remarkable collection of photographs from the western front. Jan 25, 2018 a guide on the different topics, available books, journals, and other ways you can research world war i. What effect did the two world wars have on the relations between women an. Higonnet has 23 books on goodreads with 359587 ratings. Higonnet, author of tess of the durbervilles, on librarything. Women writers of world war i 1999, an international anthology. Margaret randolph higonnet, jane jenson, sonya michel, margaret collins weitz, eds behind the.
British women poets of the 19th century by higonnet, margaret and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jun 28, 2016 we are very pleased to host here below an interview with margaret r. Selected papers from the english institute, 1981 by carolyn g. Higonnets most popular book is tess of the durbervilles. The overriding impression from these books is of richness and quality, and of the large amount of womens war writing that awaits discovery. Higonnet, jane jenson, sonya michel, margaret collins weitz on. Behind the lines is a major addition to the literature on gender relations and war. Lines of fire is the most comprehensive collection of womens writing from the first world war. Higonnet, jane jenson, sonya michel, margaret collins weitz. Its authors are a remarkable and diverse group citizens, soldiers, nurses, journalists, activists, wives and mothers whose lives were emotionally, economically, and spiritually altered by this devastating war. Gender and the two world wars, edited by margaret higonnet, jane jenson, sonya michel and margaret collins weitz. Many of them wanted to be at the front lines in order to help. Higonnet and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. From the editor of a volume of essays about gender and the world wars behind the lines, 1987 comes an anthology of writings by women during wwi.
As long as the scholars are speaking about historical and sociological matters, the quality of the material is fine. Drawing on broad comparative materialfrom government policy to popular media, poetry and fiction, and personal lettersthis book examines the redefinition of gender that occurred in many western countries during both world wars. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. May 12, 2000 the overriding impression from these books is of richness and quality, and of the large amount of womens war writing that awaits discovery. Gender and the two world wars 1989 to jane potters boys in khaki, girls in print. Vergleichende studien zum ersten weltkrieg in literatur. Womens literary responses to the great war, 19141918 2005, than to the experiences. As long as the scholars are speaking about historical and. As a scholarly anthology, higonnets work is weighty and worthy, but the quality. The ones marked may be different from the article in the profile. A mixed collection of academic articles drawn from a workshop on women and war held at harvard in 1982. The volume contained margaret and patrice higonnet s metaphor of the double helix, used to illustrate. The chapter on the double helix is particularly fascinating, margaret higonnet and patrice higonnet suggest that women were unable to equal the position that men held economically and socially during the second world war, by implying that as soon as women moved into the male work space, men in uniform as part of the british army, were viewed as superior to women. All quiet on the western front erich maria remarque.
Gender and the two world wars women s studies new ed by higonnet, margaret r. The volume contained margaret and patrice higonnets metaphor of the double helix, used to illustrate. The museums collections document the fate of holocaust victims, survivors, rescuers, liberators, and others through artifacts, documents, photos, films, books, personal stories, and more. Books by margaret higonnet margaret halls letters and photographs from the battle country, 19181919, by margaret hall massachusetts historical society, 2014. The contributors to lines of fire include some of the centurys bestknown women writersvirginia woolf, edith wharton, edna st. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more. Letters and photographs from the battle country margaret. Childrens literature association, literary criticism award.
Higonnet, professor of english at the university of connecticut and affiliate at harvard universitys center for european studies, has edited nurses at the front. In august 1918, a massachusettsborn woman named margaret hall boarded a transport ship in new york city. Gender and the two world wars womens studies by margaret r higonnet abebooks. Higonnet, professor of english and comparative literature at university of connecticut, storrs. Drawing on broad comparative materialfrom government policy to popular media. Higonnet writes a long introduction that prepares the reader for the memoirs that were written by 2 nurses that served. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. Hausen, karin, the german nations obligations to the heroes widows of world war i, in behind the lines. Thomas hardy was born in 1840 and wrote both poetry and novels, including the mayor of casterbridge, far from the madding crowd and jude the obscure. Margaret higonnet center for european studies at harvard university. Her other books include nurses at the front 2001 and behind the lines of fire 1999.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of margaret higonnet books online. In lines of fire, higonnet has gathered an overwhelming collection of works written by women in the midst of that conflict, works both political and poetic, from fiction to journalism to verse. Starting from the now unstartling observation that womens experiences challenge the equation of war with masculinity, higonnet tries to get at such homefront issues as food shortages and inflation. Gender and the two world wars womens studies new edition new edition by margaret r. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Many of these were first presented at a workshop of european and american. Her other books include nurses at the front 2001 and behind the lines of fire. Authenticity and art in trauma narratives of world war i. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book.
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