Rose Tremain A Critical Introduction
This comprehensive chronological introduction offers a detailed analysis of Rose Tremain’s novels and examines the critical reception of her work. It situates Tremain – listed by Granta magazine as one of the twenty most promising young British novelists
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Emilie Walezak
Rose Tremain A Critical Introduction
Emilie Walezak Université Lumière Lyon 2 Bron cedex, France
ISBN 978-3-319-57128-7 ISBN 978-3-319-57129-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-57129-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017938545 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover design: © Fatima Jamadar Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
I am grateful to Rose Tremain for her ‘Observations’, to be found in the appendix. I would like to thank Ben Doyle for supporting this project and Camille Davies for her editorial assistance. Thank you to the design team at Palgrave for the beautiful cover. Finally my thanks go to my partner, Guillaume. I first came across a novel by Rose Tremain at the bookshop where he works and what an adventure that first reading has turned out to be!
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Contents
1 Introduction 1 2 Displacement in Rose Tremain’s First Novel: Sadler’s Birthday 17 3 Female Itineraries: The Road to Empowerment in Letter to Sister Benedicta and The Cupboard 35 4 Gender Provinces: Realism and Feminism in The Swimming Pool Season 61 5 Seventeenth-Century Panorama: The Function of History in Restoration 81 6 Mindscapes as Landscapes: Journeys of the Self in Sacred Country and The Way I Found Her 101 7 Historical ‘Terrains’: Music and Silence and The Colour 133 8 Foreign Prospects and Local Entrenchments: Immigration in The Road Home and Trespass 161
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9 A Picaresque Journey: Merivel: A Man of His Time 187 10 Conclusion: The Gustav Sonata 201
Appendix 211
Bibliography 215
Index 235
Abbreviations
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