Mothering Modernity ─ Feminism, Modernism, and the Maternal Muse

Looks at Howard's End , The Rainbow , The Well of Loneliness and To the Lighthouse and other novels from the early 20th century that privilege the voice of young modern women who critique and ultimately reject the male world of history and public action but remain no less female. Explores how the women, benefiting from previous women's struggles, give birth to their own independent identity and the new society in which they have a place. US distribution is by Taylor and Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)