Alice Munro
Published on 6. August 1998
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-7190-4558-5 (ISBN)
Description
This is the first full-length study of Alice Munro's work to be published in Britain. Highlights Munro's distinctive storytelling methods where everything becomes both 'touchable and mysterious'. -- .
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7190-4558-5 (9780719045585)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Coral Ann Howells is Professor English and Canadian Literature at the University of Reading
Content
Series Editor's Foreword - List of Abbreviations - Chronology - 1. Contexts and intertexts. 2. Ontario Gothic: 'Dance of the Happy Shades' and 'Something I've Meaning to Tell You'. 3. Secrets and Discoveries: 'Lives of Girls and Women'. 4. Only formal connections: 'The Beggar Maid'. 5. Star Maps and Shifting Perspectives: 'The Moons of Jupiter'. 5. The Art of Indeterminacy: 'The Progress of Love'. 7. On lies, secrets and silence: 'Friend of My Youth'. 8. Taking Risks: 'Open Secrets'. 9. Critical overview and conclusion. - Notes - Select Bibliography - Index