CRITICISM

Bromberg, Pamela S. “Margaret Drabble's The Radiant Way: Feminist Metafiction.” Novel: A Forum on Fiction 24, No. 1 （Fall 1990）: 5-25.

Examines Drabble's deconstruction of plot, narrative presentation, and elements of intertextuality employed to portray the experience of contemporary women in The Radiant Way.

Campbell, Jane. “Becoming Terrestrial: The Short Stories of Margaret Drabble.” Critique: Studies in Modern Fiction XXV, No. 1 （Fall 1983）: 25-44.

Discusses the plot, characters, narrative form, and major themes of Drabble's short stories.

Campbell, Jane. “‘Both a Joke and a Victory’: Humor as Narrative Strategy in Margaret Drabble's Fiction.” Contemporary Literature XXXII, No. 1 （Spring 1991）: 75-99.

Explores the narrative and thematic significance of comedy in Drabble's novels.

Grossman, Judith. “What Do You Think Will Happen to Shirley?” New York Times Book Review （3 September 1989）: 3.

An unfavorable review of A Natural Curiosity.

Harper, Michael F. “Margaret Drabble and the Resurrection of the English Novel.” Contemporary Literature XXIII, No. 2 （Spring 1982）: 145-68.

Discusses Drabble's critical reception, realistic narrative style, and the expression of her artistic and social values.

Hannay, John. “Margaret Drabble: An Interview.” Twentieth Century Literature 33, No. 2 (Summer 1987): 129–49.

Drabble discusses her novels, feminism, contemporary society, and the education of a writer.

Lay, Mary M. “Temporal Ordering in the Fiction of Margaret Drabble.” Critique: Studies in Modern Fiction XXI, No. 3 （1980）: 73-84.

Examines the function of narrative time as a technique to underscore major themes and psychological states in Drabble's novels.

Preussner, Dee. “Talking with Margaret Drabble.” Modern Fiction Studies 25, No. 4 （Winter 1979-80）: 563-77.

Drabble discusses the subjects of wealth and community in her fiction, as well as her portrayal of female characters and English settings.

Whitehill, Sharon. “Two for Tea: An Afternoon with Margaret Drabble.” Essays in Literature 11, No. 1 （Spring 1984）: 67-75.

Drabble comments on aspects of her novels and her creative process.

Additional coverage of Drabble's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: Concise Dictionary of British Literary Biography, 1960 to Present; Contemporary Authors, Vols. 13-16R; Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Vols. 18, 35, 63; Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vols. 14, 155; DISCovering Authors: British; DISCovering Authors: Canadian; DISCovering Authors Modules: Most-studied Authors, Novelists, and Popular Fiction and Genre Authors Modules; DISCovering Authors 3.0; Major 20th Century Writers; 1, 2; and Something About the Author, Vol. 48.