Against the Horizon: Feminism and Postwar Austrian Women Writers

by Jacqueli Vansant

Overview

This is the only English-language book to deal in depth with Austrian women writers of the postwar and contemporary period. It is a comparative study of the works of Marlen Haushofer, Ingeborg Bachmann, Barbara Frischmuth, Elfriede Jelinek, and Brigitte Schwaiger. Their works are examined in light of their criticism of women's position in Austrian society, the writers' relationship to feminism, and the influence of the change in women's status on their literature. Vansant's introduction provides a broad historical overview and discusses some of the factors influencing the development of women's literature in Austria from 1918 to the present.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313258633
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/25/1988
Series:	Contributions in Women's Studies , #92
Pages:	188
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

JACQUELINE VANSANT is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Hamilton College, Clinton, New York.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Against the Imaginary Line
Austrian Women's Struggle for Autonomy
Beyond the Mirror
War, Violence, and Struggle in Love and Marriage
Only Contrasts: Relationships Between Women
A Call for Change
Biographical Background
References