The first part of this essay discusses fiction and poetry by Meridel LeSueur and Tillie Olsen in the context of politically-conscious literature of the 1930s and as examples of radical writing by women authors. The second part considers the representation of female experience in three novels by Josephine Herbst, namely, Pity Is Not Enough, The Executioner Waits, and Rope of Gold.

"The Woman Writer and Society in 1930s America"

FARRANT, Winifred
1983-01-01

Abstract

The first part of this essay discusses fiction and poetry by Meridel LeSueur and Tillie Olsen in the context of politically-conscious literature of the 1930s and as examples of radical writing by women authors. The second part considers the representation of female experience in three novels by Josephine Herbst, namely, Pity Is Not Enough, The Executioner Waits, and Rope of Gold.
1983
Tillie Olsen Week: The Writer and Society
St. Ambrose College
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American Literature; American Women Writers; The Great Depression in Literature
W. FARRANT
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