Angela Carter
By: Linden Peach.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230202832
Subjects: Carter, Angela, -- 1940-1992 -- Criticism and interpretation
Description: "This second edition reviews Carter's novels in the light of recent critical developments and offers entirely new perspectives on her work. There are now extended single chapters on Carter's most widely-studied novels, including The Passion of New Eve and Nights at the Circus, and discussion of the long essay "The Sadeian Woman.""--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: AcknowledgementsPostmillenium PespectivesEuro-American Gothic and the 1960s: Shadow Dance (1966), Several Perceptions (1968) and Love (1970)Pain and Exclusion: The Magic Toyshop (1967), Heroes and Villains (1969) and The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman (1972) Sexual Fictions: The Passion of New Eve (1977) and The Sadeian Woman (1979)Spectal, Circus and Fellini: Nights at the Circus (1984)Age, Illegitimate Power and Theatre: Wise Children (1991) Postscript: Carters LegacySelect BibliographyIndex .