Books Quote by Angela Carter
“Not for Moorcock the painful, infrequent excretion of dry little novels like so many rabbit pellets; his is the grand, messy fluxitself, in all its heroic vulgarity, its unquenchable optimism, its enthusiasm for the inexhaustible variousness of things.”
About This Quote
Source Essay: The Art of Fiction, 1979
Moorcock’s work is messy, heroic, optimistic, and endlessly varied, unlike dry, small novels.
In simple terms: Moorcock’s novels are messy, heroic, optimistic.
Appreciate literary chaos and optimism.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- creative writing
- literary criticism
- genre studies
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How does literary messiness affect engagement?
- What value lies in heroic optimism?
Messiness may alienate some readers.