Angela Carter

At the time of her death in 1992, Angela Carter had become one of the most important and widely read British writers. In the first book-length study devoted to her novels, Linden Peach demonstrates how Carter's fiction has retained the power to shock us, move us and make us laugh. This lively book provides both close readings of individual texts and an overview of her work. Although Carter preferred a mode of writing closer to fantasy than the English realist novel and frequently drew on prenovelistic forms, Linden Peach maintains that she still addressed the 'actuality' of people's lives. In novels crammed with themes, ideas and images, Carter is seen as blurring the boundaries between literature, philosophy and cultural critique. Linda Peach Demonstrates How Carter's Fiction Has Retained The Power To Shock Us, Move Us And Make Us Laugh. This Lively Book Provides Both Close Readings Of Individual Texts And An Overview Of Carter's Work. Linden Peach. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 171-177) And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction....Pages 1-25 Euro-American Gothic and the 1960s....Pages 26-70 Pain and Exclusion....Pages 71-98 The Last Days....Pages 99-130 Illegitimate Power, Carnival and Theatre....Pages 131-158 Postscript....Pages 159-170 Back Matter....Pages 171-183 In this text, Linden Peach demonstrates how Angela Carter's fiction has retained the power to shock, move and make us laugh. It provides both close readings of individual texts and an overview of her work.