
Angela Carter
Writing from the Front Line
Sarah Gamble(Author)
Edinburgh University Press
Published on 1. October 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-7486-0851-5 (ISBN)
Description
In this book Sarah Gamble explores Angela Carter's celebration of the marginal, the balance in her work between history and fantasy, fairy tale and reality, excessive desire and love and looks at how these tensions influenced both the form and content of her fiction. Providing close, perceptive readings of all of Carter's fiction, many of the short stories, as well as the non-fiction writing, Sarah Gamble demonstrates how, throughout her career, Carter wrote with the intention of subverting consensus views of any kind, in particular, the conception of history as unalterable 'master narrative', conventional social codes regarding propriety and 'woman's place', and the artificial distinction between 'high' and 'low' literature. This is an illuminating study of a startlingly original and influential writer which will appeal to students and the general reader alike.
Reviews / Votes
Well structured and thoroughly researched ... admirably meets its own aim of providing a useful exploration of Carter's work and I would not hesitate to recommend it Well structured and thoroughly researched ... admirably meets its own aim of providing a useful exploration of Carter's work and I would not hesitate to recommend itMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
327 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7486-0851-5 (9780748608515)
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Person
Sarah Gamble is Reader of English, Department of English, University of Sunderland