Mantel pieces : Royal bodies and other writing from the London review of books
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Published
London : 4th Estate, ©2020., , 2020.
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Central - Adult Nonfiction
820.8 MANTE
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820.8 MANTE
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Description
A collection of twenty reviews, essays and pieces of memoir selected from three decades of the author's contributions to the London review of books. Subjects include Robespierre and Danton, the Hite report, Saudi Arabia (where she lived for four years inthe 1980s), the Bulger case, John Osborne, the Virgin Mary as well as the pop icon Madonna, and Helen Duncan, Britain's last witch. There are essays about Jane Boleyn, Charles Brandon, Christopher Marlowe and Margaret Pole, Her famous lecture, 'Royal Bodies', which caused a media frenzy, explores the place of royal women in society and our imagination. Here too are some of her LRB diaries, including her first meeting with her stepfather and a confrontation with a circus strongman. Interleaved with letters and other ephemera gathered from the archive.
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Published
London : 4th Estate, ©2020., , 2020.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
335 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
All pieces previously published in London review of books.
Description
A collection of twenty reviews, essays and pieces of memoir selected from three decades of the author's contributions to the London review of books. Subjects include Robespierre and Danton, the Hite report, Saudi Arabia (where she lived for four years in the 1980s), the Bulger case, John Osborne, the Virgin Mary as well as the pop icon Madonna, and Helen Duncan, Britain's last witch. There are essays about Jane Boleyn, Charles Brandon, Christopher Marlowe and Margaret Pole, Her famous lecture, 'Royal Bodies', which caused a media frenzy, explores the place of royal women in society and our imagination. Here too are some of her LRB diaries, including her first meeting with her stepfather and a confrontation with a circus strongman. Interleaved with letters and other ephemera gathered from the archive.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mantel, H. (2020). Mantel pieces: Royal bodies and other writing from the London review of books . 4th Estate.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mantel, Hilary, 1952-2022. 2020. Mantel Pieces: Royal Bodies and Other Writing From the London Review of Books. London: 4th Estate.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mantel, Hilary, 1952-2022. Mantel Pieces: Royal Bodies and Other Writing From the London Review of Books London: 4th Estate, 2020.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Mantel, H. (2020). Mantel pieces: royal bodies and other writing from the london review of books. London: 4th Estate.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mantel, Hilary. Mantel Pieces: Royal Bodies and Other Writing From the London Review of Books 4th Estate, 2020.
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