| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
x, 213 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-210) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: A writer on writing. -- The end of the 1960s. The edible woman. -- The 1970s. Surfacing and survival ; Lady oracle ; Life before man. -- The 1980s. Bodily harm ; The handmaid's tale ; Cat's eye. -- The 1990s. The robber bride ; Alias Grace. -- 2000 and after. The blind assassin ; Oryx and Crake. |
| Summary |
Margaret Atwood is one of the most popular and enduring literary novelists of the late twentieth century. This introduction covers Atwood's work from the 1970s to the present, drawing out her recurring themes of Canadian identity and the wilderness, the representation of women and female bodies and history and its narration. |
| Subject |
Atwood, Margaret, 1939- -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Women and literature -- Canada -- History -- 20th century.
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Canada -- In literature.
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| ISBN |
1403922012 (pbk.) |
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1403922004 (cloth) |
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9781403922007 (cloth) |
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9781403922014 (pbk.) |
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