Katherine Mansfield's complicated relationship with London began in 1903, when her parents sent her and her two older sisters from New Zealand to Queen's College in Harley Street to be educated, and where they remained until the summer of 1906. As soon as she was back in Wellington, she longed to return, her parents finally agreeing to her returning to London to forge a career as a writer, no longer 'Kathleen Beauchamp' but 'Katherine Mansfield'. As an adult, Mansfield had a love/hate relationship with London, but it remained central to her literary career. Mansfield became part of a literary couple with John Middleton Murry, and together they forged connections with most of the important writers in London at that time, thanks to their editorship of several little magazines and their own published work. As the symptoms of Mansfield's tuberculosis increased, and she spent more and more time away from England, seeking a healthier climate, life in London became a series of brief sojourns. It remained, however, at the heart of her literary life until her early death.This book combines a range of cutting-edge scholarship on themes including Mansfield's school life, telephony, the weather, literary sources and influences, music, and hotels, also including reviews of relevant publications in the field, a diverse range of creative writing, and the first publication of notes by Mansfield's early friend and contemporary in London, Margaret Wishart.
Les mer
A variety of essays by Mansfield scholars presenting criticism on Katherine Mansfield’s relationship to London
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: Katherine Mansfield's London Aimée Gasston CRITICISM Katherine Mansfield and the London Rain A. C. Wang Wired: Katherine Mansfield and the Telephone Chris Mourant Katherine Mansfield and Margaret Wishart in London during the Years 1908–1909 and Beyond: Intimacy and Separation, Reconciliation and Forgiveness Moira Taylor and Charles Woodhouse ‘The odour of chrysanthemums’: Katherine Mansfield’s School Years in London Gerri Kimber Music and London: Katherine Mansfield’s Experiments in Form Martin Griffiths ‘On her eyelids the lovely pear tree’: A Reading of the Sources in ‘Bliss’ Francesca Moro CREATIVE WRITING Short Story ‘Psychology, or The Pram’ Lesley Sharpe Poetry ‘47 Redcliffe Road’ Philip Ward ‘Writing With Katherine’ Siobhan Brownlie ‘The Aloe’ Camilla Delhanty ‘Letters Unsent’ Orion Foote ‘Love Letter’ Sourima Rana CRITICAL MISCELLANY Notes re K. M. Margaret Wishart (m. Woodhouse) ‘Rest. Stay’. Life in the Hotels of Katherine Mansfield Andrew Thacker A Shared Understanding: How Katherine Mansfield’s ‘The Garden Party’ Adapts Leo Tolstoy’s ‘The Death of Ivan Ilyitch’ Lorne Mook REVIEW ESSAYS Many Mansfields Erika Baldt His and Her Victorians Rishona Zimring Notes on Contributors Index
Les mer
A unique collection of essays by Mansfield scholars on the theme of London

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781399539166
Publisert
2024-10-31
Utgiver
Edinburgh University Press
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
232

Biografisk notat

Aimée Gasston is author of Modernist Short Fiction and Things (2021). She is a public servant and short story writer. Gerri Kimber is a Visiting Professor in the Department of English at the University of Northampton, and a professional writer and book reviewer.