Muriel Spark's Early Fiction: Literary Subversion and Experiments with Form

by James Bailey

Book Overview

This book presents a detailed critical analysis of a period of significant formal and thematic innovation in Muriel Spark's literary career. Spanning the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s, it identifies formative instances of literary experimentation in texts including The Comforters, The Driver's Seat and The Public Image, with an emphasis on metafiction and the influence of the nouveau roman. As the first critical study to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474475973
• ISBN13: 9781474475976
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"