T. Kontou
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2009
9780230200050
Spiritualism and Women's Writing
From the Fin de Siècle to the Neo-Victorian
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
2009
ISBN13: 9780230200050
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
Using a wide range of unexplored archival material, this book examines the 'spectral' influence of Victorian spiritualism and Psychical Research on women's writing, analyzing the ways in which modern writers have both subverted and mimicked nineteenth century sources in their evocation of the séance.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780230200050
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Hoofdrubriek:Woordenboeken en taal
Inhoudsopgave
List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction Theatres in the Skull: The Society for Psychical Research and Actress Narratives Well-tuned Mediums: May Sinclair and Dorothy Richardson Phantasms of Florence Cook in Michèle Roberts' In the Red Kitchen Natural and Spiritual Evolutions: A. S. Byatt's Angels and Insects The Other World Illuminated: Wiring Science, Text and Spirit in Victoria Glendinning's Electricity Queering the Séance: Sarah Waters' Affinity Conclusion Bibliography Notes Index