Mothers and other clowns : the stories of Alice Munro / Magdalene Redekop.
Mothers and other clowns : the stories of Alice Munro / Magdalene Redekop.
Mothers and other clowns : the stories of Alice Munro / Magdalene Redekop.
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
Date
1992.
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N813.54/M968.4/5
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii, 252 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Pt. I. The argument. 1. Paying attention: here come the mothering clowns. 2. The madonna and the harlot join the family circus. 3. Dilemma: watching through Orphan Annie eyes. 4. Response: dancing with the puppet Alicia. 5. Large pink woman reading a joke -- Pt. II. Readings. 6. Dance of the Happy S...
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1992.
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Summary
This is the first study of the work of Alice Munro to focus on her obsession with mothering, and to relate it to the hallucinatory quality of her magic realism. A bizarre collection of clowning mothers parade across the pages of Munro's fiction, playing practical jokes, performing stunts, and dressing in thrift shop disguises that recycle vintage l...
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Mothers and other clowns : the stories of Alice Munro / Magdalene Redekop.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [240]-247) and index.
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N813.54/M968.4/5
Record Identifier
74VKpNoGq0Qy
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ISBN
0415010985 (pbk.)
9780415010979
0415010977
9780415010986 (pbk.)
DDC
813.54
MMS ID
991019372589702626
