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Explore the complex connection between gender and narrative in Modernism, Feminism and the Culture of Boredom. Published by Cambridge University Press, this scholarly work examines how boredom functions as a central element in British modernist literature. Allison Pease analyzes how the experience of boredom drives plots and shapes characters across a wide spectrum of writing. From the popular works of Robert Hitchens and H. G. Wells to the esteemed middlebrow novels of May Sinclair, this book tracks how boredom acts as a narrative impetus and antagonist. It also looks at canonized texts like Virginia Woolf's The Voyage Out to show how these themes affect literary structure. This study provides a new way to look at how the changing meaning of boredom affects our understanding of modernist techniques and the feminist struggle to define women as individuals. It is an essential read for students and scholars interested in the intersection of gender, literature, and social history.

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Examines the role of boredom as a narrative driver and antagonist in British modernist literature.

Analyzes works ranging from popular novels to canonized classics like Virginia Woolf's The Voyage Out.

Investigates how the changing meaning of boredom reshapes modernist narrative techniques.

Explores the feminist struggle to define women as individuals through the lens of social boredom.

Provides scholarly insight into the relationship between male modernists and female characters.

Covers a diverse range of authors including May Sinclair, H. G. Wells, and Robert Hitchens.

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27 August 2012
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