The Courtship of Mr Lyon

[kimzotic]

Please can someone help me on this story by Angela Carter. I need some study notes on this story. I have to read the first paragraph & comment upon the narrative viewpoint, descriptive language, use of pro nouns, & why is it set apart from the rest of the story. I also have to do a summary of the whole story. Please help me.

[ursula62]

Have you actually read the book?

It's always best to read the book before reading the study notes - the study notes are, by their very nature, a potted version of the book, and much detail is left out. Besides, your tutor will know if you just regurgitate stuff from notes without having read the book in its entirety.

This site dicusses Angela Carter's use of tenses in "The Bl**dy Chamber" http://www.timothyjpmason.com/WebPages/Publications/Bloody_Chamber2.htm  which may be of help/interest.

[kimzotic]

Yes I have read the story & i didnt real understand it which is why i needed more help! thos notes were helpful, but do you konw any more sites? Plz help me answer the questions! im really stuck! Have you read the story?

[ursula62]

Sorry kimzotic, I haven't read it. I just did a google advanced search for angela carter and the word Lyon.  I tried reading one of her books once and gave up after the first chapter - reading War and Peace was a doddle in comparison with that stuff!  You have my sympathy.

As far as other info is concerned, there were a few more sites giving links to that particular article, but apart from that there's not much else for Mr Lyon.

[Redfox 1986]

The courtship of Mr Lyon is a variation of Beauty and The beast.

The first paragraph is written seperatly to help set the scene.
The whole thing is based on inter racial relationships
hope i have helped
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