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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Reviews
'In this skilful exploration of du Maurier's identity and writing, Avril Horner and Sue Zlosnik weave together analysis of the Gothic mode with historical, geographical and cultural contextualising. Theirs is a consistently illuminating study which moves the reader to a more complex appreciation of the author's work. Never again can du Maurier be dismissed as mere bedtime reading for middle England.' - Mary Eagleton, Principal Lecturer in Literature and Women's Studies, University College of Ripon and York St John
'A series of intricate and subtle readings...a major and timely reworking of du Maurier's fiction, which also raises fascinating questions about the persistence of the Gothic imagination.' - David Punter, Professor of English Studies, University of Stirling
'Well written and compellingly argued, Avril Horner and Sue Zlosnik use various perspectives offered by feminist and other recent critical methods to highlight just what it is that makes du Maurier so interesting. Importantly, they demonstrate that Gothic overtones are not merely formulas, but vital resources that du Maurier used with considerable creativity to work out her own anxieties as a woman and a writer.' - Anne Williams, Professor of English, University of Georgia
'A well-written and accessible study...offering an informed and consistently interesting reading of this under-valued writer's work.' - Gothic Studies
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Daphne du Maurier
Book Subtitle: Writing, Identity and the Gothic Imagination
Authors: Avril Horner, Sue Zlosnik
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230378773
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1998
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-312-21146-2Published: 14 May 1998
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-64334-1Published: 08 April 1998
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-37877-3Published: 08 April 1998
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 235
Topics: Literary Theory, Cultural Theory, Fiction, Twentieth-Century Literature, British and Irish Literature