The Cambridge Introduction to Margaret Atwood
Part of Cambridge Introductions to Literature
- Author: Heidi Slettedahl Macpherson, De Montfort University, Leicester
- Date Published: December 2010
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521694636
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Margaret Atwood offers an immensely influential voice in contemporary literature. Her novels have been translated into over 22 languages and are widely studied, taught and enjoyed. Her style is defined by her comic wit and willingness to experiment. Her work has ranged across several genres, from poetry to literary and cultural criticism, novels, short stories and art. This Introduction summarizes Atwood's canon, from her earliest poetry and her first novel, The Edible Woman, through The Handmaid's Tale to The Year of the Flood. Covering the full range of her work, it guides students through multiple readings of her oeuvre. It features chapters on her life and career, her literary, Canadian and feminist contexts, and how her work has been received and debated over the course of her career. With a guide to further reading and a clear, well organised structure, this book presents an engaging overview for students and readers.
Read more- A complete overview of Atwood's writing to date
- Includes suggestions for further reading
- Explains the literary contexts for her works
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'… students and interested readers who are looking for an easily accessible introduction to Atwood and her work will profit from Macpherson's Cambridge Introduction.' Anya Heise-von der Lippe, Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts
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- Date Published: December 2010
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521694636
- length: 158 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 151 x 8 mm
- weight: 0.27kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Life
2. Contexts
3. Works
4. Critical reception
Guide to further reading
Index.
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