ABSTRACT

Origin and Ellipsis in the Writing of Hilary Mantel provokes a re-engagement with Derrida’s thinking in contemporary literature, with particular emphasis on the philosopher’s preoccupation with the process of writing. This is the first book-length study of Mantel’s writing, not just in terms of Derrida’s thought, but through any critical perspective or lens to date.

chapter |10 pages

Introduction

Understanding Ellipsis as a Burst Full Stop

chapter 1|28 pages

‘She is No Writer of the Gothic’

Exploding the Criticism as Origin

chapter 2|27 pages

Fludd

Exploding the Gothic as Origin

chapter 3|31 pages

Beyond Black

Exploding the Body as Origin

chapter 4|23 pages

Giving Up the Ghost

Exploding the Autobiography as Origin

chapter 5|37 pages

Eight Months on Ghazzah Street and A Change of Climate

Tracing the Silence in Mantel’s Corpus

chapter 6|16 pages

Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies

An Elliptical Reading

chapter |8 pages

Conclusion

‘There Are No Endings. They Are All Beginnings’: Giving Up as Gift