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Title:
Haunting and spectrality in neo-Victorian fiction : possessing the past / edited by Rosario Arias and Patricia Pulham.
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan,
Copyright Date:
2010
Description:
xxvi, 197 p. ; 23 cm.
Subject:
English literature--19th century--History and criticism.
Supernatural in literature
Ghost stories, English--History and criticism.
Ghosts in literature
Psychological fiction, English--History and criticism.
Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901
Other Authors:
Pulham, Patricia, 1959-
Arias, Rosario, 1971-
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"Examining works by writers including Michle Roberts, Michael Faber and A.S. Byatt, this collection highlights the pervasive presence of the Victorian past in neo-Victorian novels through the tropes of haunting and spectrality, parallelling a renewed interest in the impact of the supernatural and the occult on Victorian individuals"--Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0230205577
9780230205574
OCLC:
(OCoLC)458738550
LCCN:
2009044052
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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