Lifelines : Marian Engel's writings / Christl Verduyn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Verduyn, Christl, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Engel, Marian--Criticism and interpretation.

Engel, Marian.

Women in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Christl Verduyn analyses Engel's work from a feminist literary perspective, examining Engel's concern with women's experiences and perception of the world, female identity and the social constraints on its development, female subjectivity and self, the mother-daughter relationship, and forces opposing women's artistic self-expression. Verduyn presents in-depth readings of both the novels and Engel's reflections on her experiences as a woman and a writer as found in her personal journals and other writings. Verduyn demonstrates the extent to which Engel's work not only deserves to be ranked with the best of Canadian literature but also enriches our understanding of women's experiences and broadens our view of women's worlds. Lifelines makes an important contribution to Canadian literature, women's studies, and the growing genre of life writing.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Lines of Inquiry: The Tattooed Woman

Between the Lines: Marian Engel’s Notebooks

Scratching Around: Early Writings and Unpublished Work

The Texture of Women: Sarah Bastard’s Notebook and The Honeyman Festival

Instincts and Lessons: Monodromos

Transformations: Bear

Translated without Transubstantiation: The Glassy Sea

Ambivalence towards Completion: Lunatic Villas

In the Golden City: Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85355-4

9786612853555

0-7735-6558-2

OCLC:

181843728