Bibliograph

Margaret Atwood's The handmaid's tale, edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom

Type

Label

Margaret Atwood's The handmaid's tale, edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Margaret Atwood's The handmaid's tale

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

52602699

Responsibility statement

edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom

Series statement

Bloom's guides

Summary

Margaret Atwood's feminist novel examines a world in which women are stripped of their rights after an ultra-right-wing group takes control of the United States

Table Of Contents

Biographical Sketch of Margaret Atwood -- The Story Behind the Story -- Summary/Analysis -- Descriptive List of Characters -- Critical Views -- Margaret Atwood on the Creation of The Handmaid's Tale -- Barbara Ehrenreich on Feminist Dystopia -- Catharine R. Stimpson on "Atwood Woman" -- Amin Malak on Atwood in the Dystopian Tradition -- Arnold E. Davidson on "Historical Notes" -- Marta Caminero-Santangelo on Resistent Postmodernism -- Glenn Deer on Sanctioned Narrative Authority -- Jamie Dopp on Limited Perspective -- Pamela Cooper on Voyerism and the Filming of The Handmaid's Tale -- Karen Stein on Frame and Discourse -- Lois Feuer on The Handmaid's Tale and 1984

Target audience

adult

Classification