«With her perceptive textual analyses, and the extensive dialogue she establishes between the novels and the social, historical and cultural questions they mobilise, Cambiaghi does justice to the interdisciplinary and cross-cultural aspects of Byatt’s fiction, in a volume that will no doubt become essential reading to scholars, students and perceptive Byatt fans alike.»<br />
(Barbara Franchi, C21 Literature: Journal of 21st-Century Writings, 9 (1), 2021) <br /><br />

This book provides a comprehensive reading of some of A.S. Byatt’s major novels. Focusing on memory, Renaissance forms of theatrical reinvention in post-war culture, ekphrasis, visuality, the cognitive processes of the mind, gender and science, the book retraces a network of theoretical questions illuminating the author’s fictional world from within. This study devotes special attention to the craft with which Byatt translates complex issues into imaginative fiction, engaging with Byatt’s texts. It presents a lucid and coherent account of a wide range of arguments underpinning the work of one of the most prolific and acclaimed contemporary writers.
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This study offers a comprehensive reading of Byatt’s major novels. It highlights her textual strategies in interrelating her memories of the past with the history of ideas. Connections between narrative, cognitive science, and visual and literary culture display the full range of contextual references woven into her work.
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Cultural memory, Renaissance memory systems, Visual culture, Ekphrasis, Cognitive science, Media and TV, Gender, Post-war English culture, The sixties, 1968, Myth and fairy tales, Fiction and critical discourse, Intertextuality, Blending theory, Victorian and postmodern culture.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9783631814222
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Peter Lang AG
Vekt
357 gr
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
148 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
218

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Om bidragsyterne

Mara Cambiaghi holds degrees in English and German literature from the University of London, Milan and Freiburg. She taught and pursued postgraduate studies in English and comparative literature at the University of Konstanz and completed her PhD at the University of Freiburg.