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Angela Carter's Futures - by Sarah Gamble & Anna Watz (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- This book explores Angela Carter's creative and critical afterlives as well as the multiple ways in which her work is amenable to being read through current critical and cultural theories.
- About the Author: Sarah Gamble is Associate Professor in English with Gender at Swansea University, UK.
- 240 Pages
- Literary Criticism, Women Authors
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About the Book
Addressing Angela Carter's creative and critical afterlives as a continuing inspiration to contemporary writers, it examines her continuing relevance to the 21st century as well as the multiple ways in which her work is amenable to be read through current critical and cultural theories
Book Synopsis
This book explores Angela Carter's creative and critical afterlives as well as the multiple ways in which her work is amenable to being read through current critical and cultural theories.
Examining topics as diverse as theatrical adaptations of Carter's novels, her 'post-human politics', magic realism and the inspiration of her work for contemporary writers, the essays in this collection demonstrate Carter's continuing relevance into the 21st century.
This volume will appeal both to scholars and students of contemporary women's writing, British fiction, critical theory, reception studies, and gender studies.
About the Author
Sarah Gamble is Associate Professor in English with Gender at Swansea University, UK.
Anna Watz is Associate Professor of English at Uppsala University, Sweden.