The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Database Resources
A) The Learn Alberta Online Resource Centre.
- In Proquest Learning: Literature type in the author's name and to access numerous resources on the author and the novel.
- In the NoveList Plus type in the novel title or the author's name and scroll down to find resources.
- In the Teachingbooks.net type in the novel title and you will have access to several study guides that offer background information and biographical information on the author.
Web Resources
Margaret Atwood
University of Toronto - Margaret Atwood
The Canadian Encyclopedia- Margaret Atwood
Wired for Books- Audio interview with Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale
SparkNotes- The Handmaid's Tale
BBC-Audio Excepts with Atwood and her novel The Handmaid's Tale not being science-fiction but based on real political, historical and contemporary events .
Study Guide to Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid's Tale
Themes & Symbolism in The Handmaid's Tale
- Bookrags - Topic Tracking Religion
- SparkNotes - Themes/Motifs & Symbols