Essays On The Art Of Angela Carter

By: Sage, Lorna

Go out and get Carter. Get all her fiction, all her fact.' Ali Smith

This distinguished volume of essays commemorates the work of Angela Carter. Here her fellow writers, along with an impressive company of critics, disuss the novels, stories and polemics that make her one of the most spellbinding authors of her generation. They trace out the signs of her originality, her daring and her wicked wit, as well as her charm, to produce an indispensable companion to her texts.

Contributors are: Guido Almansi, Isobel Armstrong, Margaret Atwood, Elaine Jordan, Ros Kaveney, Hermione Lee, Laura Mulvey, Marc O'Day, Sue Roe, Susan Rubin Suleiman, Nicole Ward Jouve, Marina Warner and Kate Webb.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184408471X
• ISBN13: 9781844084715
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Virago Press (UK)
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

More Fun Criticism for Carter Fans

Some GREAT essays in this book. My favorite was Nicole Ward Jouve's "Mother is a figure of Speech..." which I found hilarious and piercing. The variety of essays here demonstrate that reading Carter is half the time about mis(s)-reading her. Some of it you THINK you know what she's doing and some of it just flies right over your head. A MUST READ for anyone thinking of looking into reading Carter critically.