Synopses & Reviews
Mitchell provides students with a comprehensive introduction to Kennedy's work, placing her fiction and non-fiction in a clear historical and theoretical context. Its importance is considered in terms of contemporary Scottish identity and relevance to key issues in contemporary culture and theory. Including a timeline of key dates and an interview with the author, this guide offers an accessible reading of Kennedy's short stories, novels, poetry, non-fiction and screenplays and an overview of the reception this has provoked.
Synopsis
This introduction places Kennedy's work in a clear historical and theoretical context. Its importance is considered in terms of contemporary Scottish identity and relevance to key issues in contemporary culture. Accessible and comprehensive, this guide includes a timeline of key dates, interview with the author and an overview of critical reception.
Synopsis
An accessible introduction to the work of A.L. Kennedy that places her fiction in context, provides new insights and explores her relevance to contemporary culture.
About the Author
KAYE MITCHELL is Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Westminster.
Table of Contents
Timeline * Introduction * Author Biography * The Poetics of Particularity: Space, Place and Identity in the Early Works * Desire and Deceit: Kennedy's Post-Romantic World * Recent Works * Kennedy's Other Writings * Kennedy in Question: The Critical Reception * An Interview with A.L. Kennedy * Selected Further Reading