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Examines the work of Laurence (d. 1987) whose fiction drew on Canadian prairie life, her Scottish heritage, and her time in several African countries. Among the 18 topics are metaphorical networks and structural opposition in The Stone Angel, coherence in A Bird in the House, the ancestral tradition, oral folk history, and her depiction of self-alienation in the elderly. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Review
Valuable to students and Laurence scholars alike, the 18 essays in this collection of 'predominantly American scholarship' are assembled under four headings: 'Language, Theme, and Image,' 'Narrative Structure,' 'Multiculturalism,' amd 'Feminist Perspectives.'... All collections.Choice
Book Description
Nearly all of Laurence's works from Africa and Canada are critiqued in this volume. The essays highlight Laurence's innovative narrative styles, showing how her combinations of oral literary forms and unique shifts in tense and point of view help her achieve vivid character portrayals. In addition, viewing Laurence's prose as closely textured poetry, her use of language, theme, and image are carefully critiqued. The importance of Laurence's portrayal of women's experiences, most notably that of aging women, is viewed in a feminist framework. These new American perspectives on Laurence will be of interest to both scholars and students.
About the Author
GRETA M.K. MCCORMICK is Instructor of English at Northwest Mississippi Community College.
New Perspectives on Margaret Laurence: Poetic Narrative, Multiculturalism, and Feminism, Vol. 154 FROM THE PUBLISHER
Nearly all of Laurence's works from Africa and Canada are critiqued in this volume. The essays highlight Laurence's innovative narrative styles, showing how her combinations of oral literary forms and unique shifts in tense and point of view help her achieve vivid character portrayals. In addition, viewing Laurence's prose as closely textured poetry, her use of language, theme, and image are carefully critiqued. The importance of Laurence's portrayal of women's experiences, most notably that of aging women, is viewed in a feminist framework. These new American perspectives on Laurence will be of interest to both scholars and students.
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Examines the work of Laurence (d. 1987) whose fiction drew on Canadian prairie life, her Scottish heritage, and her time in several African countries. Among the 18 topics are metaphorical networks and structural opposition in The Stone Angel, coherence in A Bird in the House, the ancestral tradition, oral folk history, and her depiction of self-alienation in the elderly. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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