Book description
The French Lieutenant's Woman, The Magus, A MaggotIn Vintage Living
Texts, teachers and students will find the essential guide to the works
of John Fowles. Vintage Living Texts is unique in that it offers an
in-depth interview with John Fowles, relating specifically to the texts
under discussion. This guide deals with Fowles's themes, genre and
narrative technique, and a close reading of the texts will provide a
rich source of ideas for intelligent and inventive ways of approaching
the novels. Also included in this guide are detailed reading plans for
all three novels, questions for essays and discussion, contextual
material, suggested texts for complementary and comparative reading,
extracts from reviews, a critical overview, a biography, bibliography
and a glossary of literary terms. The Series Editors of Vintage Living
Texts have, between them, more than thirty years teaching experience at
senior school and undergraduate level. Their association with Vintage -
and with the Vintage authors - guarantees a series that is lively and
informative and fun.
