The Fiction of Angela Carter |
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| Editor:
| Gamble, Sarah |
| Series title: | Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84046-267-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2001 |
| Publisher: | Macmillan Education UK
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| Imprint: | Red Globe Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $31.99 |
Book Description:
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In this Readers' Guide, Sarah Gamble, herself a leading interpreter of Carter's work, examines the critical reception of her writing, including the much-debated non-fiction text,The Sadeian Woman. Drawing on interviews, articles, books and Carter's own assessments of her role as writer, it focuses on the controversy surrounding Carter's portrayals of sadistic eroticism; her adaptation of the Gothic, science-fiction and fairy-tale genres; her subversion of gender identity; and the...
More DescriptionIn this Readers' Guide, Sarah Gamble, herself a leading interpreter of Carter's work, examines the critical reception of her writing, including the much-debated non-fiction text,The Sadeian Woman. Drawing on interviews, articles, books and Carter's own assessments of her role as writer, it focuses on the controversy surrounding Carter's portrayals of sadistic eroticism; her adaptation of the Gothic, science-fiction and fairy-tale genres; her subversion of gender identity; and the extent to which she was influenced by postmodern theory.