On Histories and Stories Selected Essays |
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| Author:
| Byatt, A. S. |
| Series title: | Richard Ellmann Lectures in Modern Literature |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-00833-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2002 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $47.99 |
Book Description:
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In a series of essays on the complicated relations between reading, writing, and remembering, A.S. Byatt sorts the modish from the merely interesting and the truly good to arrive at a new view of British writing in our time. Whether writing about the renaissance of the historical novel, discussing her own translation of historical fact into fiction, or exploring the recent European revival of interest in myth, folklore, and fairytale, Byatt's abiding concern here is with the interplay...
More DescriptionIn a series of essays on the complicated relations between reading, writing, and remembering, A.S. Byatt sorts the modish from the merely interesting and the truly good to arrive at a new view of British writing in our time. Whether writing about the renaissance of the historical novel, discussing her own translation of historical fact into fiction, or exploring the recent European revival of interest in myth, folklore, and fairytale, Byatt's abiding concern here is with the interplay of fiction and history.