Atwood's the Handmaid's Tale Contributor(s): Wisker, Gina (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826463622 ISBN-13: 9780826463623 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $133.65 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Women Authors - Literary Criticism | American - General |
Dewey: 813.54 |
LCCN: 2010281545 |
Series: Continuum Reader's Guides (Hardcover) |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 160 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. 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: |
Contributor Bio(s): Wisker, Gina: - 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. Gina researches and writes on postcolonial, contemporary and genre fictions and specialises in contemporary women's writing. |