Michael Cotsell
Autor von The Companion to Our Mutual Friend (Dickens Companions)
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Bildnachweis: University of Delaware
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- Geschlecht
- male
- Ausbildung
- University of Birmingham (MA, PhD)
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- Werke
- 6
- Mitglieder
- 19
- Beliebtheit
- #609,294
- Bewertung
- 4.0
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- 3
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- 11
Cotsell benefits from the fact that his book comes out after all of the others. He is able to offer a more nuanced retrospective view on the "Pym mania", reflecting on both the positive and negative appraisals, the strengths and weaknesses of the works, and their genesis. Most importantly, he is clear-eyed in his attempt to locate Pym's works within both English history and the changing literary tastes of the mid-20th century. He is particularly perceptive on the clash between modernism and the traditionalists, and Pym's gradual awareness of political and social realities. I also enjoy his view on how and why the Americans took to Pym from 1978 onward - perhaps largely because it matches my own!
So, in closing, not a biography, but a smart overview of the novels from a critical perspective.… (mehr)