Nancy Cunard: Perfect Stranger reshapes our understanding of a woman, whose role in key historical, political, and cultural moments of the 20th century was either dismissed and attacked, or undervalued. Here, Jane Marcus, who was one of the most insightful critics of modernism and a pioneering feminist scholar, is unafraid and unapologetic in addressing and contesting Nancy Cunard's reputation and reception as a spoiled heiress and "sexually dangerous New Woman." Instead, with her characteristic provocative and energetic writing style, Marcus insists we reconsider issues of gender, race, and class in relation to the accusations, stereotypes, and scandal, which have dominated, and continue to dominate, our perception of Cunard in the public record. In the wake of inadequate histories of radical writing and activism, Nancy Cunard: Perfect Stranger brings its subject into the 21st century, offering a bold and innovative portrait of a woman we all thought we knew.
| ISBN: | 9781835538746 |
| Publication date: | 1st October 2024 |
| Author: | Jane Marcus |
| Publisher: | Clemson University Press an imprint of Clemson University Press w/ LUP |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 348 pages |
| Series: | Clemson University Press W/ LUP |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 |
Nancy Cunard: Perfect Stranger reshapes our understanding of a woman, whose role in key historical, political, and cultural moments of the 20th century was either dismissed and attacked, or undervalued. Here, Jane Marcus, who was one of the most insightful critics of modernism and a pioneering feminist scholar, is unafraid and unapologetic in addressing and contesting Nancy Cunard's reputation and reception as a spoiled heiress and "sexually dangerous New Woman." Instead, with her characteristic provocative and energetic writing style, Marcus insists we reconsider issues of gender, race, and class in relation to the accusations, stereotypes, and scandal, which have dominated, and continue to dominate, our perception of Cunard in the public record. In the wake of inadequate histories of radical writing and activism, Nancy Cunard: Perfect Stranger brings its subject into the 21st century, offering a bold and innovative portrait of a woman we all thought we knew.
Nancy Cunard features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
Nancy Cunard is available in Paperback, Hardback
Nancy Cunard was written by Jane Marcus and published by Clemson University Press an imprint of Clemson University Press w/ LUP
Nancy Cunard has 348 pages
Yes it is part of Clemson University Press W/ LUP series
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