{"product_id":"understanding-margaret-atwood-paperback","title":"Understanding Margaret Atwood - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonna M. Bickford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA timely, accessible introduction to Margaret Atwood's most recent novels and enduring themes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2017, the Hulu adaptation of Margaret Atwood's \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e introduced the acclaimed and bestselling Canadian author to a new generation and reminded Atwood's long-established readers of her uncanny prescience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Margaret Atwood \u003c\/i\u003eprovides an overview of the author's life, descriptions and analyses of the key themes present in her most recent novels, signposts to the connections and intertextual references between them, and attention to their critical reception. Following a biographical overview, author Donna M. Bickford studies \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e (1985) and its sequel \u003ci\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), retellings of \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e in\u003ci\u003e The Penelopiad\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e in \u003ci\u003eHag Seed\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), the \u003ci\u003eMaddAddam\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy (2003, 2009, 2013), and \u003ci\u003eThe Heart Goes Last \u003c\/i\u003e(2015). Written in clear language and a style appropriate both for scholars and for new students of Atwood, Bickford locates Atwood's recent works in the literary, political, and social context. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAtwood is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, essays, and poetry, which have collectively sold more than eight million copies worldwide; has received numerous awards and accolades, including multiple Booker Prizes and a PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award; and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonna M. Bickford\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Marge Piercy\u003c\/i\u003e and is Director emerita of the Women's and Gender Resource Center and adjunct professor emerita of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Dickinson College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 134\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.9 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42155823825031,"sku":"9781643364476","price":37.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4597807c271b975dd0adee32e498cc26.webp?v=1733238963","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/understanding-margaret-atwood-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}