The Virgin in the Garden

The Virgin in the Garden is a 1978 realist novel by English novelist A. S. Byatt. Set during the same year as the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the novel revolves around a play about Elizabeth I of England.[1] The novel has strong use of symbolism, which the New York Times called "overloaded", that points towards Elizabeth I.[1] The novel is the first of a quartet, followed by Still Life (1985), Babel Tower (1996), and A Whistling Woman (2002).[2]

First edition (publ. Chatto & Windus)

Reception

The New York Times describes the writing of "Byatt is essentially a fine, careful and very traditional storyteller."[1]

References
  1. Dinnage, Rosemary (April 1, 1979). "England in the 50s". New York Times Books.
  2. Yeazell, Ruth Bernard (2002-11-28). "Overindulgence". London Review of Books. pp. 19–21. ISSN 0260-9592. Retrieved 2016-04-11.

Further reading
  • Dusinberre, Juliet (1982-10-01). "Forms of Reality in A. S. Byatt's The Virgin in the Garden". Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction. 24 (1): 55–62. doi:10.1080/00111619.1982.9937771. ISSN 0011-1619.
  • Alfer, Alexa; Edwards De Campos, Amy J. (2010). Writing the contemporary: The Virgin in the Garden and Still Life - Manchester Scholarship. A.S. Byatt: Critical Storytelling. Manchester Scholarship Online. doi:10.7228/manchester/9780719066528.001.0001. ISBN 9780719066528.
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