Title: Writing death and absence in the Victorian novel
Description: This book argues that the Victorian novel offers an extended commentary on the complicity between writing and death. Drawing from theorists such as Jacques Derrida, Maurice Blanchot, and Paul de Man, Zigarovich maintains that the narrating of death was important to the understanding of absence, separation, and displacement in an increasingly industrial and destabilizing culture.
Subjects: History and criticism, Criticism and interpretation, Death in literature, Dead in literature, English fiction, Bronte, charlotte, 1816-1855, Dickens, charles, 1812-1870, Collins, wilkie, 1824-1889, English fiction, history and criticism, 19th century, LITERARY CRITICISM, European, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Literature & literary studies, Literature, Literature: history & criticism
People: Charles Dickens (1812-1870), Wilkie Collins (1824-1889), Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855)
Time periods: 19th century