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Modernist Women Writers and American Social Engagement

Modernist Women Writers and American Social Engagement
Author: Jody Cardinal;Deirdre E. Egan-Ryan;Julia Lisella;Nathaniel Cadle;Jody Cardinal
Price: $134.50
ISBN-10: 1498582915
ISBN-13: 9781498582919
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Modernist Women Writers and American Social Engagement explores the role of social and political engagement by women writers in the development of American modernism. Examining a diverse array of genres by both canonical modernists and underrepresented writers, this collection uncovers an obscured strain of modernist activism. Each chapter provides a detailed cultural and literary analysis, revealing the ways in which modernists’ politically and socially engaged interventions shaped their writing. Considering issues such as working class women’s advocacy, educational reform, political radicalism, and the global implications for American literary production, this book examines the complexity of the relationship between creating art and fostering social change. Ultimately, this collection redefines the parameters of modernism while also broadening the conception of social engagement to include both readily acknowledged social movements as well as less recognizable forms of advocacy for social change.