UID:
almahu_9948208800702882
Format:
IX, 144 p.
,
online resource.
ISBN:
9781349195374
Series Statement:
Modern Novelists
Content:
This book offers an examination of Lessing's work and a discussion of her major themes - colonialism, politics, feminism, the nature of art, madness and dreams, prophecy and sufi. These themes act as signposts as Whittaker discusses Lessing's major novels and the shifts in her career. The author also discusses Lessing's critical reception and current status, as well as her contribution to post-modernist fiction.
Note:
Background and Influences -- The Colonial Legacy -- The Children of Violence -- The Golden Notebook -- Madness, Dreams and Prophecy -- Canopus in Argos: Archives Return to Realism -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index.
In:
Springer eBooks
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9780333407523
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9780333407530
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9781349195381
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9780312020576
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-349-19537-4
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-19537-4
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