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Although the countryside is depicted in Rosamond Lehmann’s novels as a shelter from the threats of post-WW1 modernity, it often conveys a sense of otherness, as the writer refigures the conventions of the pastoral aesthetic and redefines the landscape by pondering over the process of visual and literary representation. Modern visual techniques further contribute to turning the countryside into a maze, shaping an in-between landscape, and allowing The Echoing Grove’s feminine character to take possession of the ‘empty pastoral scene’ in an attempt to capture the modern condition of being.
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Le Flem, J. (2017). Rosamond Lehmann’s In-between Landscapes: Taking Possession of the ‘Empty Pastoral Scene’. In: Haigron, D. (eds) The English Countryside. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53273-8_10
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