Critical Insights: Margaret Atwood

This Critical Insights volume discusses Margaret Atwood, one of Canada's best-known contemporary authors. Essays include a brief biography, a discussion of the critical reception of Atwood's work, her use of myth, and the themes of Gothicism, spirituality and trauma that recur throughout her work. Works discussed include The Handmaid's Tale, Oryx and Crake, and her mostly widely ready short stories and poetry collections