The fiction of Ruth Rendell : ancient tragedy and the modern family / Barbara Fass Leavy.
Title:
The fiction of Ruth Rendell : ancient tragedy and the modern family / Barbara Fass Leavy.
ISBN:
9781615953394
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Edition:
First e-book edition.
Publication Information:
Scottsdale, AZ : Poisoned Pen Press, 2012.
Physical Description:
1 online resource
General Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Introduction -- The ancient stories -- Freud, Jung, and their complexes -- Selected ancient motifs in Ruth Rendell's fiction -- Oedipus and the search for identity -- Fathers and sons -- Mothers and sons, sisters and brothers -- Electra and Rendell's fey girls -- Fathers and daughters (The Wexford series) -- Mothers, daughters, and sisters -- Conclusion: Justice, utopia, and fate.
Summary:
Analyzes the work of fiction writer Ruth Rendell, discussing her portrayals of gender differences and her use of ancient Greek narratives and complex family relationships drawn from the work of Jung and Freud, and Oedipus and Electra complexes.
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