Although much of Carter s work is considered part of the contemporary canon, its true strangeness is still only partially understood. Lorna Sage argues that one key to a better understanding of Carter s writings is the extraordinary intelligence with which she read the cultural signs of our times. From structuralism and the study of folk tales in the 1960s to fairy stories, gender politics and the theoretical pleasure of the text , which she makes so real in her writing. Carter legitimised the life of fantasy and celebrated the fertility of the female imagination more than any other writer. Lorna Sage s authoritative study explores the roots of Carter s originality, covering all her novels as well as some short stories and non-fiction
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Available for the first time in the United States a new series of innovative critical studies introducing writers and their contexts to a wide range of readers. Drawing upon the mast recent thinking in English studies, each book considers biographical material, examines recent criticism, includes a detailed bibliography, and offers a concise but challenging reappraisal of a writer's major work. Published in the U. K. by Northcote House in association with The British Council.
Lorna Sage taught at the University of East Anglia, where she was Dean of the School of English and American Studies. She wrote regularly for The Observer, The Times Literary Supplement and occasionally for the Independent on Sunday and Vogue. Her most recent book is Women in the House of Fiction (1992).
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