Angela Carter's Nights at the Circus: A Routledge Study Guide by Helen Stoddart

Description: Angela Carter's Nights at the Circus by Helen Stoddart Surveying the many interpretations of this provocative text, this guide showcases a selection of new critical essays to present those beginning a detailed study of the novel, a way through the contextual and critical material that surrounds it. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A highly original and influential work of modern British literature, Angela Carters Nights at the Circus combines a fantastically creative plot with a strong political undertone. The result is an emotive and provocative novel, which has attracted much critical attention from a range of perspectives including poststructuralism, gender studies, postmodernism and psychoanalysis.This guide to Angela Carters complex novel, presents:an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of Nights at the Circus a critical history, surveying the many interpretations of the text from publication to the present a selection of new critical essays on the Nights at the Circus, by Heather Johnson, Jeannette Baxter, Sarah Sceats and Helen Stoddart, providing a variety of perspectives on the novel and extending the coverage of key critical approaches identified in the survey section cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism suggestions for further reading. Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of Nights at the Circus and seeking not only a guide to the novel, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Carters text. Back Cover Angela Carters Nights at the Circus (1984), a highly original and influential work of modern British literature, combines a fantastically creative plot with a strong political undertone. The result is an emotive and provocative novel, which has attracted much critical attention from a range of perspectives including poststructuralism, gender studies, postmodernism and psychoanalysis.This guide to Angela Carters richly complex novel offers: an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of Nights at the Circus a critical history, surveying the many interpretations of the text from publication to the present a selection of new critical essays on the Nights at the Circus , by Heather Johnson, Jeannette Baxter, Sarah Sceats and Helen Stoddart, providing a variety of perspectives on the novel and extending the coverage of key critical approaches identified in the survey section cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism suggestions for further reading. Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of Nights at the Circus and seeking not only a guide to the novel, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Carters text. Author Biography Helen Stoddart is a lecturer at Keele University. She is interested in research on the circus; its history, cultural influences and implications and, most particularly, its representation in other forms such as literature and cinema. Table of Contents Introduction. Part 1: Nights at the Circus: Text and Contexts Angela Carter: Biography and Writing. Forms of Writing. Academic Contexts. Internationalism. Recognition. Britain: 1890s, 1960s and 1980s. Literary Contexts and Beyond. Walter Benjamin and the Angel of History. Michel Foucault and the Panopticon. Laura Mulvey, Women and to-be-looked-at-ness. Mikhail Bakhtin: The Carnivalesque and the Grotesque. Postmodernism: Intertextuality, Bricolage, and Metafiction. Magical Realism. Masquerade and the Performative Part 2: Critical History Reviews. Gender, Feminism and the Carnivalesque. History and Politics. Postmodernism. Genre: Picaresque and Gothic Part 3: Critical Readings Metafiction, Magical Realism, and Myth. Postmodernism. Gender, Performance, and Identity. Popular Culture, Carnival and Clowns. Further Reading. Long Description A highly original and influential work of modern British literature, Angela Carters Nights at the Circus combines a fantastically creative plot with a strong political undertone. The result is an emotive and provocative novel, which has attracted much critical attention from a range of perspectives including poststructuralism, gender studies, postmodernism and psychoanalysis.This guide to Angela Carters complex novel, presents: an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of Nights at the Circus a critical history, surveying the many interpretations of the text from publication to the present a selection of new critical essays on the Nights at the Circus, by Heather Johnson, Jeannette Baxter, Sarah Sceats and Helen Stoddart, providing a variety of perspectives on the novel and extending the coverage of key critical approaches identified in the survey section cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism suggestions for further reading. Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of Nights at the Circus and seeking not only a guide to the novel, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Carters text. Details ISBN0415350123 Author Helen Stoddart Short Title ANGELA CARTERS NIGHTS AT THE C Series Routledge Guides to Literature Language English ISBN-10 0415350123 ISBN-13 9780415350129 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2007 Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition 1st DEWEY 823.914 Subtitle A Routledge Study Guide Illustrations black & white illustrations Affiliation Keele University, UK DOI 10.1604/9780415350129 UK Release Date 2007-03-31 AU Release Date 2007-03-31 NZ Release Date 2007-03-31 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Publication Date 2007-03-31 Alternative 9780415350112 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Pages 152 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134417452;

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