Identity and Cultural Memory in the Fiction of A. S. Byatt [electronic resource] : Knitting the Net of Culture /
Steveker, L.author.
This book provides innovative readings of the key texts of A.S. Byatt's oeuvre by analysing the negotiations of individual identity, cultural memory, and literature which inform Byatt's novels. Steveker explores the concepts of identity constructed in the novels, showing them to be deeply rooted in British literary history and cultural memory.
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; I. Identity; II. Identity - Cultural Memory - Literature; Conclusion; Notes and References; Bibliography and Further Reading; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book provides innovative readings of the key texts of A.S. Byatt's oeuvre by analysing the negotiations of individual identity, cultural memory, and literature which inform Byatt's novels. Steveker explores the concepts of identity constructed in the novels, showing them to be deeply rooted in British literary history and cultural memory.
Byatt, A. S. (Antonia Susan), 1936-
Literature, Modern—20th century.
British literature.
Literature, Modern—19th century.
Literature—Philosophy.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Fiction.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
British and Irish Literature.
Nineteenth-Century Literature.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.
Fiction.