ISBN13: | 9780367356224 |
ISBN10: | 0367356228 |
Binding: | Paperback |
No. of pages: | 112 pages |
Size: | 198x129 mm |
Weight: | 453 g |
Language: | English |
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Literature in general, reference works
History of literature
Literary theory
Epics, narrative poems
Aphorisms, thoughts
Literature in general, reference works (charity campaign)
History of literature (charity campaign)
Literary theory (charity campaign)
Epics, narrative poems (charity campaign)
Aphorisms, thoughts (charity campaign)
John Fowles
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John Fowles had gained great popularity as a contemporary novelist on both sides of the Atlantic. In this comprehensive study of his work, originally published in 1982, Peter Conradi relates his work to his life, his ideas and his place in contemporary English fiction at the time.
John Fowles had gained great popularity as a contemporary novelist on both sides of the Atlantic. In this comprehensive study of his work, originally published in 1982, Peter Conradi relates his work to his life, his ideas and his place in contemporary English fiction at the time. Conradi sees him as both realist and experimental, and in detailed analyses of The Magus and The French Lieutenant?s Woman illuminates Fowles?s use of literary genres ? the romance (in particular), the detective story, the thriller, the Victorian novel, the tale of courtly love ? to exploit and explode the conventions of that particular genre. Seduction, erotic quest, capture and betrayal are among the most important themes in Fowles?s work to be considered here.
General Editors? Preface. Acknowledgements. A Note on the Texts. 1. John Fowles and the Modern Romance 2. The Collector 3. The Magus 4. The French Lieutenant?s Woman 5. The Ebony Tower 6. Daniel Martin. Appendix: The Film of The French Lieutenant?s Woman. Notes. Bibliography.