The Well of Lonelyness - Radclyffe Hall (eBook, ePUB) - Hall, Marguerite Radclyffe
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Marguerite Radclyffe Hall (1886-1943) was an English writer known for numerous poems and novels, but her masterpiece, the novel that made her name known worldwide, was "The Well of Loneliness." The novel addresses the theme of female homosexuality and, upon its publication in 1928, sparked one of the most famous obscenity trials in British legal history. Disappointed with the birth of a daughter, the parents raise her as a boy. This leads to a series of problems she must face in her childhood and adolescence. More painful is her situation in youth when, oppressed by society, she suffers from…mehr

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Marguerite Radclyffe Hall (1886-1943) was an English writer known for numerous poems and novels, but her masterpiece, the novel that made her name known worldwide, was "The Well of Loneliness." The novel addresses the theme of female homosexuality and, upon its publication in 1928, sparked one of the most famous obscenity trials in British legal history. Disappointed with the birth of a daughter, the parents raise her as a boy. This leads to a series of problems she must face in her childhood and adolescence. More painful is her situation in youth when, oppressed by society, she suffers from problems she is not equipped to solve. The strength of "The Well of Loneliness" lies in the precise and disturbing examination the author makes of heterosexual society and the detrimental effects of its norms and prejudices. The work is part of the famous collection: "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die."
Autorenporträt
Marguerite Radclyffe Hall, a British poet and novelist, was born in the County of Hants, in Bournemouth, in 1886, and passed away in London on October 7, 1943. Among her poetic works are "Between Earth and Stars" (1906), "Poems of the Past and Present" (1910), and "Songs of the Three Counties" (1913). Among her novels, notable ones include "The Forge" and "The Extinguished Lamp," both from 1924; "A Saturday Life" (1925), and "The Sixth Beatitude," written in 1936.