The Fiction of Ruth Rendell
Ancient Tragedy and the Modern Family
$34.20
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2012
Summary
Aside from Ruth Rendell’s brilliance as a fiction writer and her appeal to mystery lovers, her books portray a compelling, universal experience that her readers can immediately relate to: the intra-familial stresses generated by the nuclear family. Even those who experience the joys as well as pains of family life will find in Rendell the conflicts that beset all who must navigate their way through the conflicts that beset members of the closest families.
Barbara Fass Leavy analyzes t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781590583241 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1590583248 |
| Author: | Barbara Leavy |
| Publisher: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Imprint: | Poisoned Pen Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2012 |
| Weight: | 413g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 216mm |
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Critics Review
“This insightful book makes a complete and detailed analysis of the works of Ruth Rendell and is a must for readers of Rendell’s works.” —Vicki Britton, co-author of the Ardis Cole and Jeff McQuede Mystery Series
Barbara Leavy
Barbara Leavy has written three books on supernatural femmes fatales and demon lovers in folklore and literature. Her most recent book, In Search of the Swan Maiden: A Narrative on Folklore and Gender, received favorable reviews from The New York Times Sunday Book Review.
Her book To Blight with Plague, which examines epidemic diseases as a literary subject, preceded her analysis of Ruth Rendell’s use of disease as a theme in her fiction.
In the realm of mystery writing, her study of The Woman in White and its connection to the history of psychology in nineteenth-century England serves as a valuable resource for Wilkie Collins scholars.
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