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Origin and Ellipsis in the Writing of Hilary Mantel Eileen Pollard (University of Chester, Chester, UK)

Origin and Ellipsis in the Writing of Hilary Mantel By Eileen Pollard (University of Chester, Chester, UK)

Origin and Ellipsis in the Writing of Hilary Mantel by Eileen Pollard (University of Chester, Chester, UK)


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This book provokes a re-engagement with Derrida's thinking in contemporary literature, with emphasis on the philosopher's preoccupation with the process of writing. This is the first book-length study of Mantel's writing, not just in terms of Derrida's thought, but through any critical lens.

Origin and Ellipsis in the Writing of Hilary Mantel Summary

Origin and Ellipsis in the Writing of Hilary Mantel: An Elliptical Dialogue with the Thinking of Jacques Derrida by Eileen Pollard (University of Chester, Chester, UK)

Origin and Ellipsis in the Writing of Hilary Mantel provokes a re-engagement with Derrida's thinking in contemporary literature, with particular emphasis on the philosopher's preoccupation with the process of writing. This is the first book-length study of Mantel's writing, not just in terms of Derrida's thought, but through any critical perspective or lens to date.

Origin and Ellipsis in the Writing of Hilary Mantel Reviews

'Pollard's deft and lively handling of Mantel's fiction in conversation with the thinking of Jacques Derrida and Jean Luc Nancy is a significant contribution to Mantel scholarship, one which offers the discerning reader a wealth of insights into one of our foremost novelists.' -- Dr Lucy Arnold, University of Leeds

About Eileen Pollard (University of Chester, Chester, UK)

Eileen Pollard is a Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Chester, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Understanding Ellipsis as a Burst Full Stop 1. 'She is no writer of the Gothic': Exploding the criticism as origin 2. Fludd: Exploding the gothic as origin 3. Beyond Black: Exploding the body as origin 4. Giving Up the Ghost: Exploding the autobiography as origin 5. Eight Months on Ghazzah Street and A Change of Climate: Tracing the silence in Mantel's corpus 6. Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies: An Elliptical Reading 7. 'There are no endings. They are all beginnings': Giving up as gift Bibliography

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NLS9781032093116
9781032093116
1032093110
Origin and Ellipsis in the Writing of Hilary Mantel: An Elliptical Dialogue with the Thinking of Jacques Derrida by Eileen Pollard (University of Chester, Chester, UK)
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2021-06-30
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