Neo-Victorian Literature and Culture: Immersions and Revisitations

by Nadine Boehm-Schnitker (Editor), Susanne Gruß (Editor)

This book provides a comprehensive reflection of the processes of canonization, (un)pleasurable consumption and the emerging predominance of topics and theoretical concerns in neo-Victorianism. The repetitions and reiterations of the Victorian in contemporary culture document an unbroken fascination with the histories, technologies and achievements, as well as the injustices and atrocities, of the nineteenth century. They also reveal that, in many ways, contemporary identities are constructed through a Victorian mirror image fabricated by the desires, imaginings and critical interests of the present. Providing analyses of current negotiations of nineteenth-century texts, discourses and traumas, this volume explores the contemporary commodification and nostalgic recreation of the past. It brings together critical perspectives of experts in the fields of Victorian literature and culture, contemporary literature, and neo-Victorianism, with contributions by leading scholars in the field including Rosario Arias, Cora Kaplan, Elizabeth Ho, Marie-Luise Kohlke and Sally Shuttleworth. Neo-Victorian Literature and Culture interrogates current fashions in neo-Victorianism and their ideological leanings, the resurrection of cultural icons, and the reasons behind our relationship with and immersion in Victorian culture.

Genres: Research

244 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Marta ౨ৎ˚ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this for my master's thesis. It's a great introduction to Neo-Victorian Studies, not long and not intimidating and filled with different contemporary perspectives in the field of research.

[JJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5✨. Helpful enough for my MA's dissertation.