A. S. Byatt: The Essential Guide to Contemporary Literature

by Margaret Reynolds and Jonathan Noakes

In Vintage Living Texts teachers, students and any lover of literature will find the essential guide to the major works of A. S. Byatt. Also included is an exclusive in-depth interview with A. S. Byatt relating specifically to the novels under discussion.

A. S. Byatt's themes, genre and narrative techniques are put under scrutiny and the emphasis is on providing a rich source of ideas for intelligent and inventive ways of approaching the novels. Amongst many other features you'll find inspirational reading plans and contextual material, suggested complementary and comparative reading and an indispensable glossary.

Featured texts: Possession, Angels & Insects, and A Whistling Woman.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0099452219
• ISBN13: 9780099452218
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"