Overview
Constitutes the first critical overview of Tremain's work to date
Includes a comprehensive bibliography and overview of Tremain’s critical reception
Situates Tremain as a contemporary writer of true significance
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This comprehensive chronological introduction offers a detailed analysis of Rose Tremain’s novels and examines the critical reception of her work. It situates Tremain – listed by Granta magazine as one of the twenty most promising young British novelists in 1983 – in the landscape of contemporary British literature by demonstrating how the variety of her work touches upon major concerns of contemporary fiction. The book aims to satisfy the needs of students by providing an extensive reading of Tremain’s novels based on critical discussions of key notions in contemporary literary theory and cultural studies. It includes a comprehensive bibliography and overview of Tremain’s critical reception. It points up the suitability of Tremain’s novels as practical illustrations of major concepts in contemporary literary debates.
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Emilie Walezak is Senior Lecturer at the University of Lyon, France. A specialist of contemporary British literature, her work focuses on intertextuality and rewriting. She has published articles on A. S. Byatt, Jeanette Winterson and Rose Tremain.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Rose Tremain
Book Subtitle: A Critical Introduction
Authors: Emilie Walezak
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57129-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-57128-7Published: 24 July 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86084-8Published: 02 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-57129-4Published: 15 July 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 240
Topics: Contemporary Literature, Twentieth-Century Literature