A History of Central European Women's Writing (Studies in Russian & Eastern European History)

A History of Central European Women's Writing offers a unique survey of literature from the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Croatia, Slovakia, and Slovenia. It illustrates the development of women's writing in the region from the middle ages to the present day, placing individual writers in their social and political context and showing how processes shaping their lives are reflected in their works. Booknews The women writers of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovakia, and Slovenia have been much neglected in the literature, more so than their male equivalents. Hawkesworth (Serbian and Croatian studies, U. College, London) sets out to correct this imbalance with this collection of 18 essays that cover writing from the Middle Ages to the present. The contributors are academics and researchers of the literature of these countries who reside either there or in London. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Preface and Acknowledgements......Page 9 Notes on the Contributors......Page 16 Map of East Central Europe, c. 1992......Page 18 Part I: Women’s Writing in Central Europe before 1800......Page 20 Introduction......Page 22 1 Women Readers and Writers in Medieval and Early Modern Bohemia......Page 26 2 Polish Women Authors: From the Middle Ages until 1800......Page 33 3 Women’s Writing in Hungary before 1800......Page 46 4 Women in Croatian Literary Culture, 16th to 18th Centuries......Page 52 Part II: Women’s Writing in Central Europe in the Nineteenth Century......Page 60 Introduction......Page 62 5 Czech Women Writers from the National Revival to the Fin de Siècle......Page 66 (1) 1800–50......Page 82 (2) The Strategy of Self-Adjustment: Women’s Literature in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century......Page 95 7 Hungarian Women Writers, 1790–1900......Page 106 8 Women’s Writing and Writing for Women in Croatian Literature of the Nineteenth Century......Page 129 Part III: Women’s Writing in Central Europe, 1900–45......Page 140 Introduction......Page 142 9 Czech Women Writers, 1890s–1948......Page 145 10 The Feminization of Culture: Polish Women’s Literature, 1900–45......Page 169 11 Hungarian Women Writers, 1900–45......Page 184 12 Croatian Women Writers from the ‘Moderna’ to the Second World War......Page 201 Part IV: Women’s Writing in Central Europe, 1945–95......Page 216 Introduction......Page 218 13 Czech Women Writers after 1945......Page 220 14 Women Writers in Polish Literature, 1945–95: From ‘Equal Rights for Women’ to Feminist Self-Awareness......Page 239 15 Hungarian Women’s Writing, 1945–95......Page 259 16 Croatian Women Writers, 1945–95......Page 275 (1) Beginnings, 1843–1918......Page 298 (2) 1918–90......Page 304 (3) Slovak Women’s Poetry from the 1960s to the Present......Page 314 18 Women Writers in Slovene Literature, 1840s–1990......Page 318 Bibliography......Page 331 D......Page 336 H......Page 337 K......Page 338 N......Page 339 R......Page 340 T......Page 341 Z......Page 342 Cover 1 Contents 6 Preface and Acknowledgements 9 Notes on the Contributors 16 Map of East Central Europe, c. 1992 18 Part I: Women’s Writing in Central Europe before 1800 20 Introduction 22 1 Women Readers and Writers in Medieval and Early Modern Bohemia 26 2 Polish Women Authors: From the Middle Ages until 1800 33 3 Women’s Writing in Hungary before 1800 46 4 Women in Croatian Literary Culture, 16th to 18th Centuries 52 Part II: Women’s Writing in Central Europe in the Nineteenth Century 60 Introduction 62 5 Czech Women Writers from the National Revival to the Fin de Siècle 66 6 Polish Women Writers in the Nineteenth Century 82 (1) 1800–50 82 (2) The Strategy of Self-Adjustment: Women’s Literature in the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century 95 7 Hungarian Women Writers, 1790–1900 106 8 Women’s Writing and Writing for Women in Croatian Literature of the Nineteenth Century 129 Part III: Women’s Writing in Central Europe, 1900–45 140 Introduction 142 9 Czech Women Writers, 1890s–1948 145 10 The Feminization of Culture: Polish Women’s Literature, 1900–45 169 11 Hungarian Women Writers, 1900–45 184 12 Croatian Women Writers from the ‘Moderna’ to the Second World War 201 Part IV: Women’s Writing in Central Europe, 1945–95 216 Introduction 218 13 Czech Women Writers after 1945 220 14 Women Writers in Polish Literature, 1945–95: From ‘Equal Rights for Women’ to Feminist Self-Awareness 239 15 Hungarian Women’s Writing, 1945–95 259 16 Croatian Women Writers, 1945–95 275 17 Slovak Women’s Writing, 1843–1990 298 (1) Beginnings, 1843–1918 298 (2) 1918–90 304 (3) Slovak Women’s Poetry from the 1960s to the Present 314 18 Women Writers in Slovene Literature, 1840s–1990 318 Bibliography 331 Index 336 A 336 B 336 C 336 D 336 E 337 F 337 G 337 H 337 I 338 J 338 K 338 L 339 M 339 N 339 O 340 P 340 Q 340 R 340 S 341 T 341 U 342 V 342 W 342 Z 342 A History of Central European Women's Writing offers a unique survey of literature from the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Croatia, Slovakia and Slovenia. It introduces a little known area of European literature from a unique point of view, illustrating the development of women's writing in the region from the middle ages to the present day. If offers a broad historical survey, placing individual writers in their social and political context and showing how processes shaping their lives are reflected in their works.