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| Name: |
Margaret Eleanor Atwood | | Birth Date: |
1939 | | Place of Birth: |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | | Nationality: |
Canadian | | Gender: |
Female | | Occupations: |
author, novelist, poet, cultural activist |
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Biography of Margaret (Eleanor) Atwood
9683 words, approx. 32.3 pages
 One of Canada's most public literary personalities, Margaret Atwood has made her reputation as much as by being versatile as by being controversial. As a poet she has to date produced ten volumes of verse, and since her early university days, she has pub...
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Biography of Margaret Atwood
6447 words, approx. 21.5 pages
 The author of over sixty books, Margaret Atwood holds a unique position in contemporary Canadian literature. "Atwood is arguably the most recognizable writer in the country," noted John Bemrose in Maclean's. Likewise, Ann Marie Lipinski, writing in the C...
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Biography of Margaret (Eleanor) Atwood
5060 words, approx. 16.9 pages
 Margaret Atwood is arguably the most prominent contemporary Canadian writer. Best known for her novels, Atwood is also admired for her accomplishments as a poet, critic, essayist, and short-story writer, and she has contributed as well to children's fict...



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Lady Oracle Information
1,465 words, approx. 5 pages
 Lady Oracle is a novel by Margaret Atwood. It was first published by McClelland and Stewart in 1976. if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText = "hide"; showTocToggle(); } Plot summary The novel's protagonist, Joan Foster,...


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The Bluebeard Syndrome in Atwood's Lady Oracle: Fear and Femininity
07/01/2005: 10,516 words, approx. 35 pages Why is there such a wide readership for books that essentially say, "Your husband is trying to kill you"? People aren't interested in pop culture books out of some pure random selection. They connect with something real in people's lives. Margaret Atwood to...
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Critical Essay by Elspeth Cameron
2,550 words, approx. 9 pages
 Atwood's central theme in [Lady Oracle and Dancing Girls] is the "self,"… a complex and fascinating mixture of reality and fantasy. Playing a part, or, as Atwood would put it, dancing a role, involves difficult decisions. Mainly it means choosing between a private and a public life…. Both in Lady Oracle and Dancing Girls the "self" competes with one or more "roles" for center stage. With characteristic wit, Atwood explores the tensions involved ...
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Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood - Themes
618 words, approx. 2 pages
 This essay explores the themes of change, self-perception, happiness and self-worth in Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood. It explains how techniques are used to support these things.


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Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood | |
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About 219 pages (65,758 words) in 10 products |
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