Neo-Victorianism and Sensation Fiction 2019 Edition Contributor(s): Cox, Jessica (Author) |
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ISBN: 3030292894 ISBN-13: 9783030292898 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $85.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - 19th Century |
Dewey: 809 |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.03 lbs) 251 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book represents the first full-length study of the relationship between neo-Victorianism and nineteenth-century sensation fiction. It examines the diverse and multiple legacies of Victorian popular fiction by authors such as Wilkie Collins and Mary Elizabeth Braddon, tracing their influence on a range of genres and works, including detective fiction, YA writing, Gothic literature, and stage and screen adaptations. In doing so, it forces a reappraisal of critical understandings of neo-Victorianism in terms of its origins and meanings, as well as offering an important critical intervention in popular fiction studies. The work traces the afterlife of Victorian sensation fiction, taking in the neo-Gothic writing of Daphne du Maurier and Victoria Holt, contemporary popular historical detective and YA fiction by authors including Elizabeth Peters and Philip Pullman, and the literary fiction of writers such as Joanne Harris and Charles Palliser. The work will appeal to scholars and students of Victorian fiction, neo-Victorianism, and popular culture alike. |