Voices in the Shadows: Women and Verbal Art in Serbia and Bosnia [Hardcover]

Celia Hawkesworth (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 2000

The first complete literary history in relation to women's writing in south-east Europe. The author provides a broad chronological account of this contribution, dividing the book into two main parts; the earlier period up until the eighteenth century concentrates on the projections of gender through the medium of oral tradition and the lives of a handful of educated women in medieval Serbia and the few works of literature they left. Hawkesworth also looks at the written literature produced by women, first in the mid-nineteenth century and then at the turn of the century. The second part focuses on the trials and tribulations that affected feminism and women's literature throughout the twentieth century. The author finishes by highlighting the new women's movement, 1975-1990, a great period for women in Yugoslavia which created a stimulating atmosphere for outstanding pieces of women's journalism, prose and verse, culminating in the creation of new women's studies courses in many universities.

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Review

"A standard reference book for everyone dealing with the history of the region." -- Zdenko Lei, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, 1998

Product Details

• Hardcover: 281 pages
• Publisher: Central European University Press (March 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9639116629
• ISBN-13: 978-9639116627
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,437,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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