Wilson, J. M. (2015) Katherine Mansfield's stories 1909-1914: the child and the 'childish'. In: Kascakova, J. and Kimber, G. (eds.) Katherine Mansfield and Continental Europe: Connections and Influences. London: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 221-235.
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| Abstract: | In the six years after her arrival in England in 1908 Katherine Mansfield made a number of journeys to continental Europe, such as to Geneva, Bruges and Paris. These travels can be traced in stories that combine romance tropes with images of movement and interruption, drawing on her own romantic entanglements and unsettled circumstances. Her protagonists are inevitably youthful travellers or tourists surprised by the sudden awakenings that travel generates. This chapter analyses stories of adolescence about female vulnerability and transgression written during these years, focusing on the young subject who is susceptible to compelling but disillusioning romantic encounters, often occurring when they are in transit. It sees them in terms of her trajectory towards ‘The Aloe’ – the first draft was written in Paris in March to May 1915 – in which she refined and consolidated her style. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Katherine Mansfield, the child, childish adult, Paris, adolescent |
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PR English literature > PR8309 English literature: Provincial, local, etc. > PR9639.3 New Zealand literature |
| Creators: | Wilson, Janet M |
| Editors: | Kascakova, Janka and Kimber, Gerri |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: |
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Centre for Critical and Creative Writing University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > English and Creative Writing Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > English and Creative Writing Research Centres > Centre for Critical and Creative Writing |
| Date: | 7 March 2015 |
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Page Range: | pp. 221-235 |
| Title of Book: | Katherine Mansfield and Continental Europe: Connections and Influences |
| Place of Publication: | London |
| Number of Pages: | 269 |
| Language: | English |
| ISBN: | 9781137429964 |
| Media of Output: | |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/7523 |
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