Women played a central role in literary modernism, theorizing,
debating, writing, and publishing the critical and imaginative work
that resulted in a new literary culture during the early twentieth
century. This volume provides a thorough overview of the main
genres, the important issues, and the key figures in women's
writing during the years 1890–1945. The essays treat the work of
Woolf, Stein, Cather, H. D. Barnes, Hurston, and many others in
detail; they also explore women's salons, little magazines,
activism, photography, film criticism, and dance. Written
especially for this Companion, these lively essays introduce
students and scholars to the vibrant field of women's
modernism.
· Introduces readers to women's literature from the modernist
period, including works by Woolf and Stein · Offers a transnational
account of women's modernism by including writers from postcolonial
nations · Covers a wide range of subject areas by including many of
the important thematic aspects of women's writing