A.S. Byatt's Possession: A Reader's Guide

Continuum Contemporaries

by Catherine Burgass

This is part of a new series of guides to contemporary novels. The aim of the series is to give readers accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential novels of recent years - from 'The Remains of the Day to 'White Teeth. A team of contemporary fiction scholars from both sides of the Atlantic has been assembled to provide a thorough and readable analysis of each of the novels in question.

92 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Rebecca Huston]

A guide to A.S.Byatt's novel, Possession, and it really does help to untangle some of the more obscure sections of the book. Recommended.

[Madly Jane]

This companion criticism of Possession, a reader's guide was very helpful in my annotation of the novel.

[Nic]

A useful guide for Byatt's "Possession", especially if some references in the book fly by your head. However, it also explains Byatt's background and some of the novels she has written to give you some context that grounds the book.

[Tara]

I read "Possession" a few years ago for a Post Modern Lit class and loved it. I need to read it again!

[Sannie Hald]

More like an advanced reader's guide.. But it helped me a bit with my paper.