A. S. Byatt: Critical Storytelling

Alexa Alfer; Amy J. Edwards de Campos

doi:10.7765/9781847792594

This comprehensive study of A. S. Byatt's work spans virtually her entire career and offers readings of all of her works of fiction up to and including her Man-Booker-shortlisted novel The Children's Book (2009). The chapters combine an overview of Byatt's œuvre to date with close critical analysis of all her major works. The book also considers Byatt's critical writings and journalism, situating her beyond the immediate context of her fiction. The chapters argue that Byatt is not only important as a storyteller, but also as an eminent critic and public intellectual. Advancing the concept of ‘critical storytelling’ as a hallmark of Byatt's project as a writer, the chapters retrace Byatt's wide-ranging engagement with both literary and critical traditions. This results in positioning Byatt in the wider literary landscape.

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Critical Storytelling

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Front matter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Series editor’s preface
pp vii-viii

Acknowledgements
pp ix-ix

Copyright acknowledgements
pp x-xi

A. S. Byatt: Biographical outline
pp xii-xiii

Abbreviations
pp xiv-xiv

1 - Introduction
pp 1-10

2 - Fathers, sisters and the anxiety of influence: <italic>The Shadow of the Sun</italic> and <italic>The Game</italic>
pp 11-35

3 - Writing the contemporary: <italic>The Virgin in the Garden</italic> and <italic>Still Life</italic>
pp 36-62

4 - Two cultures: <italic>Babel Tower</italic> and <italic>A Whistling Woman</italic>
pp 63-91

5 - Tradition and transformation: <italic>Possession</italic> and fairytales
pp 92-115

6 - The dark side of the tale: <italic>The Children’s Book, The Biographer’s Tale</italic> and <italic>Angels and Insects</italic>
pp 116-137

7 - Critical storytelling: Peopling the paper house
pp 138-156

Bibliography
pp 157-191

Index
pp 192-194

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