Mud and Magic Shows: Robertson Davies's Fifth Business

by Patricia Monk

Canadian Fiction Studies are an answer to every librarian's, student's, and teacher's wishes. Each book, about 80 pages in length, contains clear, readable information on a major Canadian novel. These studies are carefully designed readings of the novels; they are not substitutes for reading them. Each book is attractively produced and follows the same format, so students will know exactly what to expect:

• a chronology of the author's life
• the importance of the book
• critical reception
• reading of the text
• selected list of works cited

Genres: Nonfiction

88 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1992

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Patricia Monk has written a thorough, incisive and very readable analysis of ‘Fifth Business.’ The overall arrangement of the subtopics is clear and the commentaries are always spot on. For anyone who is interested in a book of manageable length and good scholarship this book is for you.

One exceptional part of this text is the detailed and informative explanation of how Carl Jung blends into Davies ‘Fifth Business.’