Allegories of Telling
Author | : Lynn Wells |
Publisher | : Rodopi |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-10 | : 9042011149 |
ISBN-13 | : 9789042011144 |
Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Allegories of Telling by : Lynn Wells
Download or read book Allegories of Telling written by Lynn Wells and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 2003 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this critical study, Lynn Wells presents detailed readings of novels by five prominent British authors - John Fowles, Angela Carter, Graham Swift, A.S. Byatt and Salman Rushdie - with an emphasis on how the texts' self-referential aspects illuminate the acts of reading and writing fiction in contemporary Britain and, by extension, around the world.