A scatological and cannibal clock: Angela Carter's "The Fall River Axe Murders." (Angela Carter): An article from: The Review of Contemporary Fiction

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From the supplier: Angela Carter uses the symbolism of clocks and time to transform the story of Lizzie Borden's murder of her father and stepmother into an over-blown representation of human tragedy in her novel 'The Fall River Axe Murders.' The Bordens become almost single-dimensional in representing sins such as avarice, gluttony and anger. The repeated use of imagery about wheels, ingesting and digesting creates an atmosphere appropriate to the story.

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Title: A scatological and cannibal clock: Angela Carter's "The Fall River Axe Murders." (Angela Carter)
Author: Rikki Ducornet
Publication:The Review of Contemporary Fiction (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 1994
Publisher: Review of Contemporary Fiction
Volume: v14 Issue: n3 Page: p37(6)

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