Cora Sandel - Essex, Ruth
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This book examines the work of the Norwegian Modernist feminist, Cora Sandel (1880-1974), a contemporary of Virginia Woolf, Dorothy Richardson and Sigrid Undset. This first study of her in English defines Sandel as a precursor of contemporary feminist thought and analyzes her text for its innovative approach and provocative message. It offers insight into a creative woman's insistent efforts to re-envision her narrative in order to secure the alterity necessary to replot her destiny.

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Produktbeschreibung
This book examines the work of the Norwegian Modernist feminist, Cora Sandel (1880-1974), a contemporary of Virginia Woolf, Dorothy Richardson and Sigrid Undset. This first study of her in English defines Sandel as a precursor of contemporary feminist thought and analyzes her text for its innovative approach and provocative message. It offers insight into a creative woman's insistent efforts to re-envision her narrative in order to secure the alterity necessary to replot her destiny.
Autorenporträt
The Author: Ruth Essex is Senior Lecturer in the department of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics at Ben-Gurion University in Be'er Sheva, Israel. She has also taught literature at Bar-Ilan University. Dr. Essex received her Ph.D. from New York University. In addition to a book in progress on Thomas Hardy, she has published articles on English, American, Continental and Israeli literature.
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"Ruth Essex's book in English will be a welcome addition to many a library, public and private." (Robert E. Bjork, Arizona State University)
"For several years friends and students of [Cora Sandel's] writing have been waiting for a book on [her]. Now is the time to read about her in this first, long desired and fascinating introduction to a remarkable Norwegian author" (Kristin Brudevoll, Director, Norwegian Literature Abroad)
"...I have followed Dr. Essex's work with pleasure and interest. During the last twenty years I have noticed a considerable interest for Cora Sandel in foreign countries, most of all in The United States of America...There is most certainly a need for a book in English on the authorship of Cora Sandel." (Åse Hiorth Lervik, Universitetet I Tromsø)