Jeanette WintersonIn this comprehensive introduction to Winterson's work, Sonya Andermahr considers its significance in the context of contemporary British culture and literary history. Including an interview with the author, this guide offers an accessible reading of all Winterson's work and an overview of the varied critical reception this has received. |
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... challenging , arguing that ' true art ... challenges the " I " that we are ' ( p . 15 ) . The key theme of these essays is that art is both central to human life and eternal . They endorse what Onega calls her ' mythopoeic and ...
... challenging , arguing that ' true art ... challenges the " I " that we are ' ( p . 15 ) . The key theme of these essays is that art is both central to human life and eternal . They endorse what Onega calls her ' mythopoeic and ...
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... challenge to the oppressive patri- archal institutions of Church and family and a positive assertion of lesbian ... challenging and deconstructing a range of grand narra- tives including oppressive gender binaries . Notwithstanding the ...
... challenge to the oppressive patri- archal institutions of Church and family and a positive assertion of lesbian ... challenging and deconstructing a range of grand narra- tives including oppressive gender binaries . Notwithstanding the ...
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... challenge everything . If the work you are doing , as a writer , doesn't challenge everything – the everything you are at the time of making - all your skill , all your knowledge , all your assumptions , all your success , if all of ...
... challenge everything . If the work you are doing , as a writer , doesn't challenge everything – the everything you are at the time of making - all your skill , all your knowledge , all your assumptions , all your success , if all of ...
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