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A.S. Byatt ; critical storytelling / Alexa Alfer and Amy J. Edwards de Campos.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Alfer, Alexa, 1968- author.
- Edwards de Campos, Amy J., author.
- Series:
- Contemporary British novelists.
- Contemporary British novelists
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Byatt, A. S. (Antonia Susan), 1936-2023--Criticism and interpretation.
- Byatt, A. S.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 194 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This is a study of Byatt's fictional and non-fictional work. It provides contextualising commentary and devotes an entire chapter to Byatt's role as critic and public intellectual.
- Contents:
- Fathers, sisters and the anxiety of influence : The shadow of the sun and The game
- Writing the contemporary : The virgin in the garden and Still life
- Two cultures : Babel tower and A whistling woman
- Tradition and transformation : Possession and fairytales
- The dark side of the tale : The children's book, The biographer's tale and Angels and insects
- Critical storytelling : peopling the paper house.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 6, 2026).
- ISBN:
- 1-84779-482-3
- 1-78170-175-X
- 1-84779-259-6
- OCLC:
- 818847178
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