Stuckness in the Fiction of Mervyn Peake |
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| Author:
| Mills, Alice |
| Series title: | Costerus New Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-420-1708-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2005 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $89.00 |
Book Description:
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Mervyn Peake has been acclaimed as an author of fantasy and as an illustrator, but as yet has received little attention from literary critics. This book is the first to analyse all of Peake's works of fiction, including his two picture story books and novella as well as the Gormenghast series and
Mr Pye. Alice Mills pinpoints the fictional quirks that render Mervyn Peake such a memorable fantasy writer, examining his literary works from Jungian, Freudian, Kristevan and...
More DescriptionMervyn Peake has been acclaimed as an author of fantasy and as an illustrator, but as yet has received little attention from literary critics. This book is the first to analyse all of Peake's works of fiction, including his two picture story books and novella as well as the Gormenghast series andMr Pye. Alice Mills pinpoints the fictional quirks that render Mervyn Peake such a memorable fantasy writer, examining his literary works from Jungian, Freudian, Kristevan and post-Jungian perspectives.Stuckness in the Fiction of Mervyn Peakewill be of interest to fantasy lovers and students of fantasy as a genre, as well as those exploring the psychoanalysis of literary texts.