Why British Literature? Reading Angela Carter’s “The Company of Wolves”
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By Regan Spinks. 

In my podcast, I attempt to answer the question “Why should you read British literature today?” by analyzing Angela Carter’s story “The Company of Wolves” within her collection, The Bloody Chamber. I discuss Carter’s subversion of traditional folkloric themes, as well as her introduction of themes of feminism and sexuality, and how Carter’s work serves as a step toward a more modern, loose definition of British literature. Finally, I issue a call to action and inform readers of the fluidity of literature itself, and how they too can reclaim literature as their own.

Works Cited

Carter, Angela. The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories. Penguin, 1993. "Comparative Analysis Of The Company Of Wolves English Literature Essay." UKEssays. ukessays.com, November 2018. Web. 19 April 2022. <https://www.ukessays.com/essays/english-literature/comparative-analysis-of- the-company-of-wolves-english-literature-essay.php?vref=1>. Dong, Leonie. “The Company of Wolves (Ending) – Angela Carter (The Bloody Chamber).” Some IB Notes, WordPress, 13 January 2019, https://leonieandib.wordpress.com/2019/01/13/the-company-of-wolves-ending- carol-ann-duffy-the-worlds-wife/. Accessed 19 April 2022. Fowl, Melinda G. “Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber Revisited.” Critical Survey, vol. 3, no. 1, 1991, pp. 71-79. JSTOR. Nuwer, Rachel. “There are 58 Versions of Little Red Riding Hood, Some 1,000 Years Older Than the Brothers Grimm’s.” Smithsonian Magazine, 15 November 2013, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/there-are-58-versions-of-little-red- riding-hood-some-1000-years-older-than-the-brothers-grimms-180947704/. Accessed 19 April 2022.