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UNINA9910791953403321 |
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Autore |
Alfer Alexa <1968-> |
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Titolo |
A.S. Byatt : critical storytelling / / Alexa Alfer & Amy Edwards de Campos |
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Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2013 |
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©2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-84779-482-3 |
1-78170-175-X |
1-84779-259-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 194 pages) : digital file(s) |
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Collana |
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Contemporary British Novelists |
Contemporary British novelists |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Literature |
Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers |
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
Ireland |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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9780719066528; 9780719066528; Copyright Page; Contents; Series editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Copyright acknowledgements; A. S. Byatt: biographical outline; Abbreviations; Introduction; Fathers, sisters and the anxietyof influence: The Shadow of theSun and The Game; Writing the contemporary:The Virgin in the Garden andStill Life; Two cultures: Babel Tower andA Whistling Woman; Tradition and transformation:Possession and fairytales; The dark side of the tale:The Children's Book,The Biographer's Tale andAngels and Insects; Critical storytelling: peoplingthe paper house; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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