Kimber, G. (2014) Katherine Mansfield and Colette. Invited Keynote presented to: Katherine Mansfield and France, Universite Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris III, Paris, 19-21 June 2014. (Unpublished)
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Invited Keynote) |
|---|---|
| Abstract: | This paper investigates the influence of Colette on the life and fiction writing of Katherine Mansfield. Just as she was famously influenced by Chekhov, I contend she was no less influenced by Colette, whose risqué life had particular appeal for the reckless, youthful Mansfield. The French writer would go on to become another protagonist in the saga of Mansfield’s emotional connection with France, and on a literary level Colette’s influence extended throughout Mansfield’s adult writing career. I was the first critic to offer a detailed appraisal of the influence of Colette’s book L’Envers du music-hall (Music Hall Sidelights) on Mansfield’s own writing; in addition, I now offer examples of echoes and resonances in Mansfield’s fiction to other works by Colette. |
| Subjects: |
P Language and Literature > PR English literature > PR8309 English literature: Provincial, local, etc. > PR9639.3 New Zealand literature P Language and Literature > PQ Romance literatures > PQ1 French literature > PQ1600 Modern literature > PQ2600 1900-1960 |
| Creators: | Kimber, Gerri |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: |
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > English and Creative Writing University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Centre for Critical and Creative Writing Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > English and Creative Writing Research Centres > Centre for Critical and Creative Writing |
| Date: | 20 June 2014 |
| Date Type: | Presentation |
| Event Title: | Katherine Mansfield and France |
| Event Dates: | 19-21 June 2014 |
| Event Location: | Universite Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris III, Paris |
| Event Type: | Conference |
| Language: | English |
| Status: | Unpublished |
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| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/6929 |
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