Social Dimensions in the Novels of Barbara Pym, 1949-1963 : the Writer as Hidden Observer.

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Title Page; Copyright Page; Raz; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; "Out of Touch with Life": Representation of the Post-War Church; "Daring and Romish": Anglo-Catholicism in the Novels; "An Unselfish and Tireless Worker": Women and the Church; "Going up to Oxford": Women's Higher Education; "Clearly Labelled": Women's Roles; "Dreary Cosiness": Domestic Life; "One of Those": Ambiguous Treatment of Male Sexuality; "The Sympathy of Other Women": Personal Friendship between Women; "Change is a Bad Thing": On Pym's Social Commentary; Bibliography; Index.

This study considers the six novels written by English novelist, Barbara Pym (1913-1980), between 1949 and 1963, which demonstrate the response of a specific class of people, represented by her heroines, to the dramatic social, cultural and demographic changes that took place in Britain at the time. Treating Pym's 1950s novels as social-historical sources, this work attempts to analyze the way in which her portrayals of society, like those of so many other English writers, served both as a testimonies and critiques of the times in which she lived. The focal point of Pym's novels was the intera.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-206) and index.

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