Neo-Victorian fiction and historical narrative
Subtitle: the Victorians and us
By: Louisa Hadley
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780230551565
Subjects: Historiography; Civilization; Literature and history; English fiction; History and criticism; English Historical fiction; History
Description: Placing the genre of neo-Victorian fiction within the context of the contemporary cultural fascination with the Victorians, this book argues that these novels are distinguished by a commitment to historical specificity & understands them within their contemporary context & the context of Victorian historical & literary narratives.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Writing the Victorians; title: Narrating the Victorians; title: Detecting the Victorians; title: Resurrecting the Victorians; title: Reading the Victorians; title: Coda: Writing as the Victorians.