Passive Dolls and Gothic Escapes: Angela Carter’s and Margaret Atwood’s Early Novels
The article deals with Shadow Dance (1966) and Love (1971) by Angela Carter; and The Edible Woman (1969) and Lady Oracle (1976) by Margaret Atwood. It focuses on Carter’s and Atwood’s treatment of popular genres, especially the genres of romance and Gothic. Although their early writing depicts pass...
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The article deals with Shadow Dance (1966) and Love (1971) by Angela Carter; and The Edible Woman (1969) and Lady Oracle (1976) by Margaret Atwood. It focuses on Carter’s and Atwood’s treatment of popular genres, especially the genres of romance and Gothic. Although their early writing depicts passive characters who are often presented as doll-like and paralyzed, they develop from victims to survivors. In this respect, Carter and Atwood exploit romance and Gothic to re-write and parody the pre-determined roles and stereotypical conclusions which these traditional genres contain.
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| spelling | doaj.art-342c9a9e681b45a683bbc0274489dbfb2023-05-06T14:00:22ZengUniversity of PardubiceAmerican and British Studies Annual1803-60582788-22332017-12-0110Passive Dolls and Gothic Escapes: Angela Carter’s and Margaret Atwood’s Early NovelsKatarína Labudová0Catholic University in Ružomberok The article deals with Shadow Dance (1966) and Love (1971) by Angela Carter; and The Edible Woman (1969) and Lady Oracle (1976) by Margaret Atwood. It focuses on Carter’s and Atwood’s treatment of popular genres, especially the genres of romance and Gothic. Although their early writing depicts passive characters who are often presented as doll-like and paralyzed, they develop from victims to survivors. In this respect, Carter and Atwood exploit romance and Gothic to re-write and parody the pre-determined roles and stereotypical conclusions which these traditional genres contain. https://absa.upce.cz/index.php/absa/article/view/2299Angela CarterMargaret AtwoodShadow DanceLoveThe Edible WomanLady Oracle |
| spellingShingle | Katarína Labudová Passive Dolls and Gothic Escapes: Angela Carter’s and Margaret Atwood’s Early Novels American and British Studies Annual Angela Carter Margaret Atwood Shadow Dance Love The Edible Woman Lady Oracle |
| title | Passive Dolls and Gothic Escapes: Angela Carter’s and Margaret Atwood’s Early Novels |
| title_full | Passive Dolls and Gothic Escapes: Angela Carter’s and Margaret Atwood’s Early Novels |
| title_fullStr | Passive Dolls and Gothic Escapes: Angela Carter’s and Margaret Atwood’s Early Novels |
| title_full_unstemmed | Passive Dolls and Gothic Escapes: Angela Carter’s and Margaret Atwood’s Early Novels |
| title_short | Passive Dolls and Gothic Escapes: Angela Carter’s and Margaret Atwood’s Early Novels |
| title_sort | passive dolls and gothic escapes angela carter s and margaret atwood s early novels |
| topic | Angela Carter Margaret Atwood Shadow Dance Love The Edible Woman Lady Oracle |
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