With Margaret Atwood’s visit to MacEwan looming in the near future, we’ve been trying to beef up our collection of Atwood materials. Some of the latest arrivals are highlighted below. For an extensive overview of Atwood books, you can take a look at this predefined catalogue search, or visit the LRC’s Oryx and Crake web guide.
Dystopian Fiction East and West: Universe of Terror and Trial
Erika Gottlieb
McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2001
City Centre, Main Collection, PN56 .D94 G68 2001
“A comprehensive exploration of dystopian literature, from the hypothetical futures in Western classics such as Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four to the historical reality of writers from Eastern and Central Europe.” — From the publisher
The Handmaid’s Tale (DVD)
Directed by Volker Schlondorff, starring, Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway
MGM Home Entertainment, 2001
City Centre, Main Collection, PN1997 .H253 2001
Originally released as a motion picture in 1990, this film is based on Atwood’s book by the same name. The LRC copy comes with public performance rights and can legally be shown in class.
The Callisto Myth from Ovid to Atwood: Initiation and Rape in Literature
Kathleen Wall
McGill-Queen’s University Press, c1988
City Centre, Main Collection, PN57 .C27 W34 1988
” Wall parallels Callisto’s rape by Zeus with the rape of feminity by the patriarchy and its institutions. Tracing the myth through 15 works of American, English, and Canadian literature, the author gives a fresh feminist reading of these narratives and demonstrates that the Callisto myth is a powerful archetype which illustrates both the victimization of women and their search for independence and autonomy.” — Book News
