Interregnum
Monk, Geraldine [Editor]
ISBN 10: 187159216X ISBN 13: 9781871592160
Published by Creation Books, 1995
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In 1612, ten people from the Pendle area of East Lancashire were hanged as witches in the city of Lancaster. They had fallen victim to a language-magic far more potent than their own. Present day and historical abuse and misuse of language-magic, which determines degrees of freedom, is a recurring theme in the text of Interregnum, and culminates in the nemesis of the witches' monologues. The dualistic battleground of Pendle Hil forms the geographical and emotional nerve centre of the book. Using personal and historical coincidence, the writer integrates her own experience with interconnected sources, ostensibly the writing of the Poet and Jesuit, Gerard Manley Hopkins.
Review: Parallel texts, image chains, ikon-like symmetrical designs are all animated by Monks' special willingness to submerge herself completely into her experience. -- The Guardian
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Interregnum
Publisher: Creation Books
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition.