Contradictory identities in the works of Katherine Mansfield

Author: Jiang Hong
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This book takes the complex and contradictory cultural identity of Katherine Mansfield, a renowned short story writer in early 20th-century Britain, as its starting point to conduct a comprehensive and in-depth study of her works. Through the interpretation of her works, it explores the organic connection between the author's contradictory identity and the narrative perspective, character portrayal, and scene descriptions in her works. Additionally, by combining the author's letters, diaries, and biographical materials, it delves into the hidden cultural mindset and value orientations of the author embedded in her works. By comparing and discussing the relationship between the author and contemporaries such as James Joyce, it demonstrates Mansfield's contribution to British modernist literature.