| Description |
x, 183 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Macmillan modern novelists |
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Macmillan modern novelists.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Euro-American Gothic and the 1960s: Shadow Dance (1966), Several Perceptions (1968) and Love (1970) -- 3. Pain and Exclusion: The Magic Toyshop (1967) and Heroes and Villains (1969) -- 4. The Last Days: The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman (1972) and The Passion of New Eve (1977) -- 5. Illegitimate Power, Carnival and Theatre: Nights at the Circus (1984) and Wise Children (1991) -- 6. Postscript |
| Summary |
Linda Peach demonstrates how Carter's fiction has retained the power to shock us, move us and make us laugh. This lively book provides both close readings of individual texts and an overview of Carter's work |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-177) and index |
| Subject |
Carter, Angela, 1940-1992 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Women and literature -- England -- History -- 20th century.
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| LC no. |
970X7062 |
| ISBN |
0333676157 (cased) |
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0333676165 (paperback) |
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