Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale (Reader's Guides)
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (601 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0826426018 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Gina researches and writes on postcolonial, contemporary and genre fictions and specialises in contemporary women's writing. . Gina Wisker is Head of the Centre for Learning and Teaching and Professor of Higher Education and Contemporary Literature at the University of Brighton where she teaches literature and manages educational development
"In the back of my mind I kept saying " this could happen so easily! " A must read" according to Helen. This is such a realistic story! In the back of my mind I kept saying " this could happen so easily!" A must read, a thriller!
The representation of the characters who people the novel and the content of the individual chapters are both explored in a lively, accessible way. Storytelling, different forms of narrative practice and the construction of history, are some of the many topics it treats that receive discussion in the Guide. Storytelling, different forms of narrative practice and the construction of history, are some of the many topics it treats that receive discussion in the Guide. Wisker perceptively investigates the 1980s context in which Atwood wrote the novel, while commenting knowledgeably on its socio-political importance to the present-day. She writes particularly powerfully about the feminist debates that it incorporates and examines Atwood’s expose of the male control of women’s bodies and her ambiguously complex description of female relationships. "Gina Wisker has created an admirably comprehensive, though attractively succinc
Margaret Atwood's popular dystopian novel A Handmaid's Tale, engages the reader with a broad range of issues relating to power, gender and religious politics. Combining helpful guidance on reading Atwood's text with overviews of significant stylistic and thematic issues and an introduction to criticism, this is an ideal companion to reading and studying A Handmaid's Tale.. This guide provides an overview of the key critical debates and interpretations of the novel and encourages you to engage with key questions and readings in your reading of the text. It includes discussion of key themes and concepts including: - Representation of women's roles, gender, sexuality and power - Language, style and form - Dystopias and genre fictions - Power, control and religious fundamentalism