Brigid Brophy: Avant-Garde Writer, Critic, Activist - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1474462677 ISBN 13: 9781474462679

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2022

Synopsis

This book explores all aspects of Brophy's literary career, alongside contributions on animal rights, vegetarianism, anti-vivisectionism, humanism, feminism and sexual politics, not only celebrating Brophy's eclectic achievements but fully reflecting them. Contributors include literary critics, animal rights activists, Brophy's daughter, Kate Levey, and Brophy herself.

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About the Authors

Richard Canning has taught English Literature at five UK universities, mostly recently as a Professor of British and American Literature. He is the author or editor of nine books, including Gay Fiction Speaks and the Lambda Literary Editors’ Choice Award-winning Hear Us Out (both Columbia University Press, 2000 and 2004).

Gerri Kimber is Visiting Professor in the Department of English at the University of Northampton. She is co-editor of Katherine Mansfield Studies, and the author of Katherine Mansfield: A Hidden Life (2025), Katherine Mansfield – The Early Years (2016), Katherine Mansfield and the Art of the Short Story (2015), and Katherine Mansfield: The View from France (2008). She is the Series Editor of the 4-volume Edinburgh Edition of the Collected Works of Katherine Mansfield (2012–16). Together with Claire Davison, she has edited the 4-volume edition of Katherine Mansfield’s complete letters for EUP (2020–25).

From the Back Cover

'Brigid Brophy, uniquely significant in postwar British literary, cultural and public intellectual life, is also its most egregiously neglected genius. This astonishing volume - which, as befits its subject, is honest, multifaceted and exploding with critical and imaginative intelligence - does a great and necessary service to her legacy, and to the history of twentieth-century letters.' Robert McKay, University of Sheffield Celebrates Brigid Brophy's life's work, its diversity, originality and achievement This book explores all aspects of Brophy's literary career, alongside contributions on animal rights, vegetarianism, anti-vivisectionism, humanism, feminism and sexual politics, not only celebrating Brophy's eclectic achievements but fully reflecting them. Contributors include literary critics, animal rights activists, Brophy's daughter, Kate Levey, and Brophy herself. Richard Canning has taught English Literature at five UK universities, most recently as a Professor of British and American Literature. He is currently Visiting Professor at the University of Buckingham. Gerri Kimber is Visiting Professor in English at the University of Northampton, and Chair of the Katherine Mansfield Society. Cover images: Brigid Brophy, kindly supplied by Kate Levey Cover design: [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-6266-2 Barcode

Edition details

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1474462677
• ISBN 13: 9781474462679
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Canning Richard, Kimber Gerri