Jeanette Winterson

ISBN-13: 9780230507609 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 208 str.

Sonya Andermahr

Opis

This book provides students with an introduction to the work of Jeanette Winterson, and places her fiction in a clear historical, critical and theoretical context. It starts by exploring Winterson's biography, looking particularly at her relationship between her life, work and media presence. It then moves through discussion of each of the Winterson's novels, analysing her work in the context of postmodern, feminist, queer and Bakhtinian theories and also examining her experimentation with fictional form and technique. Including a timeline of key dates and an interview with the author, this guide offers an accessible reading of Winterson's work and an overview of the critical reception this has provoked.

Spis treści

PART I: INTRODUCTION Timeline.- Introduction.- A Biographical Reading.- PART II: MAJOR WORKS Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, The Passion and Sexing the Cherry.- Written on the Body, Art and Lies and Gut Symmetries.- The Powerbook, Lighthousekeeping and Weight .- PART III: CRITICISM AND CONTEXTS Author Interview.- Other Writing.- Critical Reception.- Notes.- Selected Further Reading.- Bibliography.- Index.

O autorze

SONYA ANDERMAHR is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Northampton, UK. She has written widely on contemporary British and American women's writing.  Previous publications include A Glossary of Feminist Theory, co-authored with Terry Lovell and Carol Wolkowitz and Jeanette Winterson: A Contemporary Critical Guide.