Zusammenfassung der Ressource
The Bloody Chamber
- Author's Biography
- Born in England during WW2
- Evacuated as a child to live
with grandmother
- Struggled with Anorexia as a
teenager
- Left her first husband
- Remarried and had one son
- Was a radical feminist
- Historical Context
- The Lady of the House of Love uses
references to WW1
- The stories are set in a vague mythical past.
- But they are linked to historical
events of 20th century, all have a
'modern tone'
- Her writing has been seen as part of the
feminist movement in Britain
- Her acceptance of the
works of 'Marquis de Sade'
was more radical than
most feminists at the time
- She subverts ancient fairy tales to give
her female protagonists more agency
and sympathy
- Related Literary Works
- Her themes were influenced by the sexually violent writings
of the Marquis de Sade
- The Lady of the House of Love was
influenced by the vampire novels written
by Anne Rice
- Carter was heavily influenced by Charles Perrault, whose
collection of fairy tales 'Histories ou Contes du Temps
Passe' was published in 1697
- Isak Dinesen's seven gothic tales influences Carter's writing
style and story format