A. S. Byatt
A01=Alexa Alfer
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Alexa Alfer
automatic-update
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=DSBH
Category=DSK
Children's Book
COP=United Kingdom
critic
critical storytelling
critical writings
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
eq_bestseller
eq_biography-true-stories
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
journalism
Language_English
Man-Booker shortlist
PA=Available
Price_€50 to €100
PS=Active
public intellectual
softlaunch
storyteller
writer
Product details
- ISBN 9780719066528
- Weight: 395g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 01 Dec 2010
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
This comprehensive study of A. S. Byatt’s work spans virtually her entire career and offers insightful readings of all of Byatt’s works of fiction up to and including her Man-Booker-shortlisted novel The Children’s Book (2009). The authors combine an accessible overview of Byatt’s œuvre to date with close critical analysis of all her major works. Uniquely, the book also considers Byatt’s critical writings and journalism, situating her beyond the immediate context of her fiction. The authors argue that Byatt is not only important as a storyteller, but also as an eminent critic and public intellectual. Advancing the concept of ‘critical storytelling’ as a hallmark of Byatt’s project as a writer, the authors retrace Byatt’s wide-ranging engagement with both literary and critical traditions. This results in positioning Byatt in the wider literary landscape. This book has broad appeal, including fellow researchers, undergraduate and postgraduate students, plus general enthusiasts of Byatt’s work.
Alexa Alfer is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Modern and Applied Languages at the University of Westminster Amy Edwards de Campos completed her doctorate at Worcester College, Oxford, and now works at the University of East London. Amy Edwards de Campos completed her doctorate at Worcester College, Oxford, and now works at the University of East London.
