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Doris Lessing
Elizabeth Maslen
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Description for Doris Lessing
Paperback. Series: Writers & Their Work S. Num Pages: 131 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 208.
This new edition of Elizabeth Maslen's successful study covers the full range of Doris Lessing's work and explores in detail both its form and content. From The Grass is Singing (1950) through to Alfred and Emily (2008) her main concerns are shown to have a remarkable continuity, both in her commitment to political and cultural issues and in her explorations of inner space. Her experiments with form are closely analysed, and her bold exposure of jargon, cliche, and the manipulative power of language is demonstrated. While she can be seen as part of the great diasporaic influx that followed World ... Read more
This new edition of Elizabeth Maslen's successful study covers the full range of Doris Lessing's work and explores in detail both its form and content. From The Grass is Singing (1950) through to Alfred and Emily (2008) her main concerns are shown to have a remarkable continuity, both in her commitment to political and cultural issues and in her explorations of inner space. Her experiments with form are closely analysed, and her bold exposure of jargon, cliche, and the manipulative power of language is demonstrated. While she can be seen as part of the great diasporaic influx that followed World ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Northcote House Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Writers & Their Work S.
Condition
New
Weight
208g
Number of Pages
131
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780746312247
SKU
V9780746312247
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Ref
99-50
About Elizabeth Maslen
Elizabeth Maslen is a Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of English Studies, University of London following a long career as Senior Lecturer in English, first at Westfield College, then at Queen Mary, University of London. She has published widely on twentieth-century literature and her latest book is Life in the Work of Storm Jameson (2013).
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