Making the Personal Political: Dutch Women Writers 1919-1970 Contributor(s): Fenoulhet, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 1905981376 ISBN-13: 9781905981373 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $104.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: This is an interdisciplinary account of a now forgotten success story in the history of the society and culture of the Netherlands. Eight case studies of women writers between 1919 and 1970 trace the unconscious politics of the personal in narratives of women's identity and experience through close readings of texts located in the culture of the time. Jane Fenoulhet, whose knowledge of Dutch literature and culture in the twentieth century is unparalleled in the English-speaking world, tracks the public representation of women's private project of self development to the moment when the personal is finally accepted as politically important in Dutch society. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Women Authors |
Dewey: 090.4 |
Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6.84" W x 9.91" (1.47 lbs) 230 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
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Publisher Description: This book presents an interdisciplinary account of a success story in the history of the society and culture of the Netherlands. It includes eight case studies of women writers between 1919 and 1970 to trace the unconscious politics of the personal in narratives of women's identity and experience. |