Description
Book SynopsisThe aim of this book is to discuss the most important aspects of women’s status at the
beginning of the twentieth century by drawing a parallel between Romanian and British
feminism.The novelty of this book resides in the fact that it discusses the ideas of gender
and politics in the novels of some of the most important Romanian modernist writers.
The documents (Romanian old journals, articles, diaries and declarations, modernist
literary texts from well-known Romanian authors such as Camil Petrescu, Hortensia
Papadat-Bengescu, or Anton Holban) as well as the period of time analysed in this book
are highly relevant to the way Romanian feminism has evolved over the years.
Table of ContentsArgument – Introduction – Gender and Politics: Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviour in Early 20th Century Europe – Gender Epistemology: The Masculinity of Change, Evolution and Revolution, and the Femininity of Immanence – The Mirror and the Mold: Confronting Gender in Early Modernist Narrative. Constructions of Gender Identity – A European Women’s Dream in the Twentieth Century: From Confinement to Public Dignity – Case Study: Women in Ireland and Romania at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century – Conclusions – Bibliography
