Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Janet Montefiore
Standard Name: Montefiore, Janet
Connections
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Literary responses | Stevie Smith | According to Janet Montefiore
in the ODNB this book is now recognized as a classic of 1930s writing in its subtle exploration of antisemitism, gender politics, and cruelty. |
Literary responses | Stevie Smith | Montefiore
calls this publication a landmark in establishing her as a uniquely original poet. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. |
Literary responses | Stevie Smith | Her reputation has been building steadily. Jeni Couzyn
called her an original voice in poetry with no back-up tradition and no imitators, a performer of daredevil dance with poetic form. Couzyn, Jeni, editor. The Bloodaxe Book of Contemporary Women Poets. Bloodaxe Books, 1985. 37 |
Publishing | Sheila Kaye-Smith | SKS
wrote this novel at her new house, Little Doucegrove. Walker, Dorothea. Sheila Kaye-Smith. Twayne, 1980. 91 |
Reception | E. J. Scovell | This volume was a Poetry Book Society
recommendation. Dowson, Jane, editor. Women’s Poetry of the 1930s: A Critical Anthology. Routledge, 1996. 122 |
Reception | Storm Jameson | |
Textual Features | Storm Jameson | Janet Montefiore
has noted that in A Cup of Tea for Mr. Thorgill Jameson included a rancorous portrait of Rebecca West
in the character of Retta Spencer-Savage, a celebrated anti-Communist writer who has built her... |
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Texts
Montefiore, Janet. Men and Women Writers of the 1930s: The Dangerous Flood of History. Routledge, 1996.