Shaking a Leg: Collected Journalism and Writings
by:
Angela Carter (author)
The third volume of Carter's essays and journalism which follows her from the 1960s onwards as she explores new territories and overturns old ideas. The material is derived from sources such as student magazines, "New Statesman", "Nova", "Vogue" and the "London Review of Books"
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The third volume of Carter's essays and journalism which follows her from the 1960s onwards as she explores new territories and overturns old ideas. The material is derived from sources such as student magazines, "New Statesman", "Nova", "Vogue" and the "London Review of Books"
show less
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140276954 (0140276955)
ASIN: 0140276955
Publish date: 1998-12-01
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 656
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Writing,
Essays,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
20th Century,
Journalism,
Feminism,
Short Stories
If you only know Angela Carter from her fractured fairy tales or her novels that take down the patriarchal structure that has characterized narrative fiction for centuries, then you only know half of the story. Carter had a wonderful imagination but this imagination was fueled by her potent intelle...
Carter's essay are entertaining and thought provoking. Also, very often funny. In this collection, there are book reviews, travelogues, and political commentary. My favorite essay is the comparison/contrast essay about Paddington and Winne the Pooh.
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