The fiction of Ruth Rendell
Subtitle: ancient tragedy and the modern family
By: Barbara Fass Leavy
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Scottsdale, AZ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9781590583241
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Families in literature; English and classical; Comparative literature; English Authors
Description: Aside from Ruth Rendell's brilliance as a fiction writer, and her appeal to mystery lovers, her books portray a compelling, universal experience that her readers can immediately relate to, the intra-familial stresses generated by the nuclear family. Even those who experience the joys of family life will find in Rendell the conflicts that arise among members of the closest families. Barbara Fass Leavy analyzes the multilevel treatment of these themes in Rendell's works.
Notes: "First edition 2010; Revised edition 2102" -- T. p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The ancient stories; title: Freud, Jung, and their complexes; title: Selected ancient motifs in Ruth Rendell's fiction; title: Oedipus and the search for identity; title: Fathers and sons; title: Mothers and sons, sisters and brothers; title: Electra and Rendell's fey girls; title: Fathers and daughters (The Wexford series); title: Mothers, daughters, and sisters; title: Conclusion: Justice, utopia, and fate.