The precarious writing of Ann Quin / Nonia Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Nonia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quin, Ann, 1936-1973--Criticism and interpretation.

Quin, Ann.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 190 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Ann Quin's innovative, versatile oeuvre made a vital contribution to 1960s and '70s British experimental writing. While contemporaries praised her vivid and energetic prose, a sustained and in-depth study of Quin has so far been absent from scholarly reassessment of this literary era. As the first comprehensive appraisal of her writing and life, this book redresses that critical neglect, aims to recuperate Quin as a key female experimental writer of the twentieth century, shows how the precarious possibility of her writing is its essential attribute, and demonstrates the lasting importance of her work. Its combination of scholarly analysis and archival expertise investigates her life, writing and forms of experimentation to convey precisely what is striking and significant about Quin.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Vignette: Quins dark archive

Introduction: Ways in to Quin

Vignette: A bedsit room of her own

1. Berg: Shifting Perspectives, Sticky Details

Vignette: That same sea

2. Three: A Collage of Possibilities

Vignette: Have you tried it with three?

3. Passages: Unstable Forms of Desire

Vignette: Moving onwards

4. Tripticks: Impoverished Style as Cultural Critique

Vignette: Breakdown, breakthrough

5. The Unmapped Country: Unravelling Stereotypes of Madness

Afterword: Where Next?

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Mar 2025).

ISBN:

1-4744-6409-2

OCLC:

1394022527