Andrew Maunder: Enid Blyton | Taschenbuch

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Beschreibung

This book is a study of the best-selling writer for children Enid Blyton (1897-1968) and provides a new account of her career. It draws on Blyton's business correspondence to give a fresh account of a misunderstood figure who for forty years was one of Britain's most successful and powerful authors. It examines Blyton's rise to fame in the 1920s and considers the ways in which she managed her career as a storyteller, journalist and magazine editor. There is discussion of her most famous series including the Famous Five, the Secret Seven, Malory Towers and Noddy, but attention is also given to lesser-known works including the family stories she published to acclaim in the 1940s and early 1950s, as well as her attempts to become a dramatist. The book also discusses Blyton's fluctuating critical reputation, how she and her works were received and how Blyton the person has fared at the hands of biographers and the media.

Über den Autor

Andrew Maunder is the author of Bram Stoker (2006) and the editor of the series British Literature of World War I (2010). His recent works include British Theatre and the Great War (2015) and R.C. Sherriff's Journey's End: A Guide (2016).

Zusammenfassung

Draws on Blyton's business correspondence to establish a fresh portrait of this best-selling author

Examines Blyton's most famous series but also provides readings of many lesser-known works

Argues for the importance of Blyton as a literary figure with more varied achievements than is often supposed

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Blyton and the Critics.- 3. Blyton's Early Career.- 4. Homes.- 5. Wartime.- 6. Adventure.- 7. Austerity and Kenneth Waters.- 8. Blyton the Missionary.- 9. Blyton and Gender. - 10. Blyton and the 1950s.- 11. Blyton and the Theatre.- 12. Final Things.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2021
Genre:	Allgemeine Lexika , Geisteswissenschaften , Kunst , Musik
Rubrik:	Literaturwissenschaft
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Reihe:	Literary Lives
Inhalt:	xv 322 S. 5 s/w Illustr. 7 farbige Illustr. 322 p. 12 illus. 7 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9783030763312
ISBN-10:	3030763315
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Maunder, Andrew
Auflage:	1st edition 2021
Hersteller:	Springer Springer International Publishing AG Literary Lives
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	235 x 155 x 19 mm
Von/Mit:	Andrew Maunder
Erscheinungsdatum:	07.12.2021
Gewicht:	0,517 kg