Status
Checked out
Publication
[S.l.] : Overlool Press, 1999.
Description
Radclyffe Hall was the pen-name of Marguerite Radclyffe-Hall, the author of "The Well of Loneliness," which on its publication in 1928 became the centre of a trial for obscenity and was banned in Britain until 1949. The novel itself openly discussed lesbian relationships and challenged contemporary ideas about lesbianism.Radclyffe-Hall's life as well as her novel flouted convention, and Sally Cline's biography, first published in 1998, explores her other literary works, as well as her relationships and politics, which were often at odds.
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I only read this halfway through, and I enjoyed most of what I read, but I was not interested in reading about the minutiae of these women's daily lives so much as gaining insight into Radclyffe Hall's personality in preparation for beginning to read her books. I do feel like I now have a good
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grasp of the kind of person she was and that I have been adequately prepared to better understand her writing in the context of her life, the events and characters of which were entered into each work. Show Less
Awards
Lambda Literary Award (Nominee — 1998)
Language
ISBN
9780879517083
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biography