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It is an exceptionally fine and well-judged biography not only of Bowen herself but of the Anglo-Irish Protestant ascendancy in that troubled country between the 1920s and the mid 20th century, and also of wartime London. And it stands out for the subtlety, originality and intelligence of its close readings of Bowen's novels and short stories...a brilliant summation of Bowen's work, marked by economy and insight, and a command of English prose akin to Bowen's own.--Anne Barton, Professor of English, Trinity College Cambridge.
Original writing always invites us to read differently. In this remarkable book Ellmann shows us how to read Elizabeth Bowen - what we might need to know, and what we should be able to hear - without merely placing her. The sheer attentiveness of Ellmann's prose, the wit of her interests and the reach of her words, make this an exemplary study. It reminds us that writers can only rely on critics that are writers themselves."--Adam Phillips, psychoanalyst
Ellmann writes a searching, critical monograph about a novelist whose idiosyncratic work has enjoyed a much more continuous reception ... Scholarly, informative, and pleasurably readable.-- "Field Day Review"
A brilliant summation of Bowen's work, marked by economy and insight, and a command of English prose akin to Bowen's own.--Anne Barton, Professor of English, Trinity College Cambridge
Brilliant, original ... Maud Ellmann's book makes a powerful intervention in the still-shifting reputation of this great writer ... A bold, innovative, challenging study, which should be very influential.--Hermione Lee
In this remarkable book Ellmann shows us how to read Elizabeth Bowen - what we might need to know, and what we should be able to hear - without merely placing her. The sheer attentiveness of Ellmann's prose, the wit of her interests and the reach of her words, make this an exemplary study. It reminds us that writers can only rely on critics that are writers themselves.--Adam Phillips, psychoanalyst
The time is right for a full consideration of Bowen's work by a critic of outstanding gifts. Maud Ellmann certainly is this.--Seamus Deane, Keough Professor of Irish Studies, University of Notre Dame, Indiana
著者について
Maud Ellmann is Randy L. & Melvin R. Berlin Professor of the Development of the Novel in English at the University of Chicago
