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Angela Carter

    7. květen 1940 – 16. únor 1992

    Angela Carterová byla spisovatelkou, která zkoumala hranice mezi realitou a fantazií, mýtem a modernitou. Její díla jsou známá svou bohatou, evokativní prózou a obratným proplétáním folklóru, psychoanalýzy a feministické kritiky. Carterová se ve svých textech často zabývala tematy identity, sexuality a moci, přičemž subvertovala tradiční narativy a hledala nové způsoby, jak nahlížet na ženské postavení. Její jedinečný hlas a literární vliv nadále inspirují čtenáře i autory po celém světě.

    Angela Carter
    Černá Venuše
    Magické hračkářství
    Moudré děti
    Noci v cirkuse
    Kytice dívčích pohádek
    Vášeň nové Evy
    • 2025

      Väter, Bestien, Werwölfe – die Frauen in Märchen haben seit jeher kein einfaches Los. In Angela Carters Kult-Nachdichtungen von etwa Blaubart, Der gestiefelte Kater oder Die Schöne und das Biest wird die traditionelle Rollenverteilung nicht nur umgekehrt, sondern in die Luft gejagt. Hier werden Frauen zu Tigerbräuten und Schöne zu Biestern, Erlkönige mit dem eigenen Haar erwürgt und Werwolfsgroßmütter von ihren Enkelinnen erledigt. Die Antiheldinnen und Heldinnen dieser Märchen sinnen in gleichem Maße auf Rache, wie sie nach Liebe streben. Angela Carter ist die Godmother der feministischen (Horror-)Literatur. Ihre abgründig-erotischen Neuerzählungen von Märchen bestechen auch mehr als fünfzig Jahre nach ihrem Erscheinen mit unvermittelter Wucht.

      Die blutige Kammer
    • 2023

      The Sadeian Woman

      Virago 50th Anniversary Edition

      • 192 stránek
      • 7 hodin čtení
      3,6(8)Ohodnotit

      The book explores the complex relationship between pornography and feminism, arguing that current ideologies fail to recognize the potential for transformation within the industry. It critiques how contemporary views of pornography contribute to the oppression of women, suggesting that a shift in perspective could lead to more empowering representations. By examining the implications of these ideologies, the author invites readers to reconsider the role of pornography in society and its impact on gender dynamics.

      The Sadeian Woman
    • 2022

      Good Morning, Daughter

      31 Days with Daddy Devotional

      • 76 stránek
      • 3 hodiny čtení

      This devotional offers women a unique experience through daily love letters from God, inviting them into a deep, personal relationship with the Father. Each day features short meditations and scripture that foster a sense of joy and wonder. Readers are encouraged to engage in a two-way conversation by reflecting and recording their thoughts, making it a meaningful journey of faith. The intimate greeting, "Good Morning, Daughter!" sets a warm and welcoming tone for each day's exploration.

      Good Morning, Daughter
    • 2018

      In The Bloody Chamber, Carter's famous collection of deeply unsettling stories inspired by fairy tales, a Beauty is turned into a Beast and Little Red Riding's grandmother is stoned to death as a witch; a young music student is swept off her feet in Paris by a middle-aged aristocrat and transported to his ancestral abode to re-enact the story of Bluebeard against a sumptuous fin de si�cle background; a British soldier on a cycling holiday in Transylvania in the summer of 1914 finds himself the guest of an alluring female vampire. By contrast, in Wise Children, Carter's last novel), the comic, the bawdy and the life-enhancing prevail. An irrepressible elderly lady recalls the many colourful decades she and her sister spent as vaudeville performers - a tale as full of twins and mistaken identities as any plot of Shake- speare's. The early collection, Fireworks, reveals Carter taking her first forays into the fantastic writing that was to become her unforgettable legacy. The Everyman's Library omnibus gathers the best of Angela Carter in one astonishing volume.

      The bloody chamber. Wise children. Fireworks
    • 2011

      Bluebeard

      • 59 stránek
      • 3 hodiny čtení

      Angela Carter's playful and subversive retellings of Charles Perrault's classic fairy tales conjure up a world of resourceful women, black-hearted villains, wily animals and incredible transformations. In these seven stories, bristling with frank, earthy humour and gothic imagination, nothing is as it seems.

      Bluebeard
    • 2011

      Heroes and Villains

      • 160 stránek
      • 6 hodin čtení
      3,4(501)Ohodnotit

      Sharp-eyed Marianne lives in a white tower made of steel and concrete with her father and the other Professors. Outside, where the land is thickly wooded and wild beasts roam, live the Barbarians, who raid and pillage in order to survive. Marianne is strictly forbidden to leave her civilized world but, fascinated by these savage outsiders, decides to escape. There, beyond the wire fences, she will discover a decaying paradise, encounter the tattooed Barbarian boy Jewel and go beyond the darkest limits of her imagination. Playful, sensuous, violent and gripping, Heroes and Villains is an ambiguous and deliriously rich blend of post-apocalyptic fiction, gothic fantasy, literary allusion and twisted romance.

      Heroes and Villains
    • 2008

      An exciting approach to English LiteraturePacked with features designed to help students get the most from the text they are -          Summaries with detailed commentaries -          Extended commentaries on key passages -          Discussion of themes and literary techniques -          Author biography -          Historical and literary background -          Chronology of important events -          ‘Check the net/film/book’ features -          Glossary of literary terms -          Self-test questions

      Bloody Chamber: York Notes Advanced
    • 2008

      The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault

      • 112 stránek
      • 4 hodiny čtení
      3,8(270)Ohodnotit

      In Eighteenth Century France, Charles Perrault Rescued From The Oral Tradition Fairy Tales That Are Known And Loved Even Today By Virtually All Children In The West. Angela Carter Came Across Perrault'S Work And Set Out To Adapt The Stories For Modern Readers Of English. In Breathing New Life Into These Classic Fables, She Produced Versions That Live On As Classics In Their Own Right, Marked As Much By Her Signature Wit, Irony, And Subversiveness As They Are By The Qualities That Have Made Them Universally Appealing For Centuries.

      The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault
    • 2006

      The Sadeian Woman

      An Exercise in Cultural History

      • 192 stránek
      • 7 hodin čtení
      4,0(91)Ohodnotit

      The book offers an intellectually stimulating exploration with a tone that is both refined and witty. It engages readers through its rational discourse while avoiding the ordinary, providing a unique perspective that invites deeper contemplation. The writing style is characterized by an appreciation for nuance and sophistication, making it appealing to those who enjoy thoughtful and articulate narratives.

      The Sadeian Woman
    • 2006