CFP: The Forgotten 1870s and 1880s (3/15/02; MLA '03)

CFP: The Forgotten 1870s and 1880s (3/15/02 MLA '03)

This proposed special session for the 2003 MLA seeks to examine the
period between the well-studied 1860s and the 1890s. These years are
usually viewed as merely transitional years between the middle and
latter parts of the nineteenth century, but, more significantly, they
act as a mixing point for cultural and literary trends of the periods
between which they lie.

Possible topics include but are not limited to:

*Writers and figures who span the transition OR whose first works or
last works appear during this period
*Disappearing and/or burgeoning genres, literary movements
       -between sensation fiction and new woman fiction
       -between realism and aestheticism
       -Pre-Raphaelitism and decadence
       -the influence of French realism
       -the impact of working class writing

Papers that challenge any of the easy distinctions above are
particularly encouraged.

Please send 1-2 page abstracts, a CV, and contact information to
lhager_at_english.ufl.edu or
                            Lisa Hager
                            Department of English
                            4008 Turlington Hall
                            PO Box 117310
                            Gainesville, FL 32611-7310

Deadline for all submissions is March 15, 2002.

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