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Margaret Atwood's dystopian fiction : fire is being eaten /
This volume details Margaret Atwood's dystopian novels through the themes of the ambivalent ethics of science and technology, the position of women in the male-dominated world, and the ambiguous role played by religion and spirituality. The book's unique and original approach places Atwood...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Newcastle upon Tyne [England] :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2017.
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Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | This volume details Margaret Atwood's dystopian novels through the themes of the ambivalent ethics of science and technology, the position of women in the male-dominated world, and the ambiguous role played by religion and spirituality. The book's unique and original approach places Atwood's fiction within the contemporary world, with all the problems of our fast-changing reality. Furthermore, it provides an excellent reading of her dystopias in a broader, humanist context, with an emphasis on the social, cultural and political issues that have been important for both her, the writer, and us, |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (218 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781443883672 1443883670 9781443892698 1443892696 |