A.S. Byatt

ISBN-13: 9780230275713 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 172 str.

Mariadele Boccardi

Opis

This comprehensive new study offers a detailed analysis of all of Byatt's fiction and also discusses her critical output. Mariadele Boccardi examines Byatt's work in the light of postmodern concerns with language, narrative and self-referentiality.

Spis treści

General Editors' Preface Acknowledgements PART I: INTRODUCTION Timeline Introduction: A. S. Byatt A 'New' British Novelist? A Resistance to Biographical Readings: The Shadow of the Sun (1964) and The Game (1967) PART II: MAJOR WORKS Chronicles of Post-war England: The Virgin in the Garden (1978), Still Life (1985), Babel Tower (1996) and A Whistling Woman (2002) Victorian Echoes: Possession: A Romance (1990), Angels and Insects (1992) and The Biographer's Tale (2000) Colours, Textures and Narrative Patterns: A. S. Byatt's Short Stories Collections The Inexorable Movement of History: The Children's Book (2009) PART III: CRITICISM AND CONTEXT A Survey of Landmark Interviews Other Writings Critical Reception Bibliography Index.

O autorze

MARIADELE BOCCARDI is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of the West of England, UK. Her publications include The Contemporary British Historical Novel: Representation, Nation, Empire (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009).

Blurb

A. S. Byatt is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed contemporary writers. This new study provides a lively and detailed exploration of her fiction and non-fiction, and examines Byatt's work in the light of postmodern concerns with language, narrative and self-referentiality.

Ideal for students and general readers alike, A. S. Byatt features:
• a supporting timeline of key dates
• biographical and cultural analysis of key texts such as Possession and the recent The Children's Book
• discussion of the full range of Byatt's literary output, including her novels, short stories and critical writings
• a survey of selected landmark interviews
• a comprehensive overview of the critical reception of Byatt's work.