Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- Series Editor's Preface -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction; J.Acheson -- 1. The Aristos and Wormholes: John Fowles's Theory of Being and Art; S.Onega -- 2. John Fowles and Creative Nonfiction; J.R.Aubrey -- 3. John Fowles and the Writing Process; D.Bedggood -- 4. Gothic and Neo-Gothic in Fowles's The Collector; D.Punter -- 5. The Silence of Spent Voices: Narrative and Image in The Magus; K.Tarbox -- 6. The French Lieutenant's Woman as Historical Fiction; B.Finney -- 7. John Fowles, Accidental Feminist: The French Lieutenant's Woman in 1969; E.Warburton -- 8. The French Lieutenant's Woman on Film; B.Allen -- 9. The Ebony Tower and the Search for Meaning; D.Vipond -- 10. Daniel Martin and the 'Ill-concealed Ghost'; L.Fletcher -- 11. Late Style: A Maggot and the Mystery of Being in History; B.Woodcock -- 12. Fowles and Postmodernism: The French Lieutenant's Woman, Mantissa and A Maggot; B.McHale -- Further Reading -- Index.

"John Fowles (1926-2005) has the distinction of being both a best-selling novelist and one whose work has earned the respect of academic critics. This vibrant collection of original essays sheds new critical light on all of Fowles's writings, with a special focus on The French Lieutenant's Woman as the most widely studied of his works. The stellar cast of contributors offers an outstanding range of expertise on Fowles, providing fresh reassessments and new perspectives on his fiction and non-fiction"-- Provided by publisher.