Amy Levy : Her Life and Letters
By Linda Hunt BeckmanAfter a century of critical neglect, poet and writer Amy Levy is gaining recognition as a literary figure of stature.
This definitive biography accompanied by her letters, along with the recent publication of her selected writings, provides a critical appreciation of Levy's importance in her own time and in ours.
As an educated Jewish woman with homoerotic desires, Levy felt the strain of combating the structures of British society in the 1880s, the decade in which she built her career and moved in London's literary and bohemian circles. Unwilling to cut herself off from her Jewish background, she had the additional burden of attempting to bridge the gap between communities.
In Amy Levy: Her Life and Letters Linda Hunt Beckman examines Levy's writings and other cultural documents for insight into her emotional and intellectual life. This groundbreaking study introduces us to a woman well deserving of a place in literary and cultural history.
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- Paperback
- 344 pages
- English
- 0821413309
- 9780821413302
About Linda Hunt Beckman
linda hunt beckman is professor of english at ohio university and the author of a woman’s portion: ideology, culture, and the female novel tradition Read More about Linda Hunt Beckman
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