The Cambridge Companion to Margaret Atwood
2nd Edition
Part of Cambridge Companions to Literature
- Editor: Coral Ann Howells, Institute of English Studies, University of London
- Date Published: April 2021
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108707633
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The field of Margaret Atwood studies, like her own work, is in constant evolution. This second edition of The Cambridge Companion to Margaret Atwood provides substantial reconceptualization of Atwood's writing in multiple genres that has spanned six decades, with particular focus on developments since 2000. Exploring Atwood in our contemporary context, this edition discusses the relationship between her Canadian identity and her role as an international literary celebrity and spokesperson on global issues, ranging from environmentalism to women's rights to digital technology. As well as providing novel insights into Atwood's recent dystopias and classic texts, this edition highlights a significant dimension in the reception of Atwood's work, with new material on the striking Hulu and MGM television adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale. This up-to-date volume illuminates new directions in Atwood's career, and introduces students, scholars and general readers alike to the ever-expanding dimensions of her literary art.
Read more- Fully revised, up-to-date edition, with emphasis on Atwood's works since 2000
- Focuses on Atwood's refiguring of her perennial concerns with environmentalism, survival, and what it means to be human
- Introduces fresh material and perspectives on Atwood's work, including completely new analysis of the television adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale
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'Recommended.' T. Ware, Choice Connect
See more reviews'This book is a worthy addition to the series. Its focus on topics as diverse as Canadian identity, dystopias, power, poetry and poetics, environmentalism, humour, feminism, and digital technology ensure that there is something for all Atwood fans, and for Canadian scholars in general.' Jane Ekstam, British Journal of Canadian Studies
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- Edition: 2nd Edition
- Date Published: April 2021
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108707633
- length: 272 pages
- dimensions: 230 x 150 x 10 mm
- weight: 0.36kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction Coral Ann Howells
1. Margaret Atwood in her Canadian context David Staines
2. Margaret Atwood on questions of power Pilar Somacarrera
3. Home and nation in Margaret Atwood's later fiction Eleonora Rao
4. Margaret Atwood's female bodies Sarah A. Appleton
5. Margaret Atwood and environmentalism J. Brooks Bouson
6. Margaret Atwood and history Gina Wisker
7. Margaret Atwood's revisions of classic texts Fiona Tolan
8. Margaret Atwood's humor Marta Dvořák
9. Margaret Atwood's poetry and poetics Branko Gorjup
10. Margaret Atwood's later short fiction Reingard M. Nischik
11. Margaret Atwood's recent dystopias Coral Ann Howells
12. The Hulu and MGM television adaptations of The Handmaid's Tale Eva-Marie Kröller.
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