Words as Weapons: The Subversion of Power in Ivy Compton-Burnett’s A Father and His Fate
Ivy Compton-Burnett’s novels are invariably set in the late Victorian period, within the confines of a country house where patriarchal power holds sway. The plight of the family imprisoned therein is dramatically thrown into relief both by the narrowness of the setting and by the use of dialogue. Th...
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Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée
2009-11-01
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| Series: | Études Britanniques Contemporaines |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/ebc/4133 |