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Record Nr.

UNINA9910876519803321

Titolo

A companion to sensation fiction / / edited by Pamela K. Gilbert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

ISBN

1-78268-494-8

1-283-17817-6

9786613178176

1-4443-4223-1

1-4443-3196-5

1-4443-4220-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (681 p.)

Collana

Blackwell companions to literature and culture

Altri autori (Persone)

GilbertPamela K

Disciplina

823/.0872

Soggetti

English fiction - 19th century - History and criticism

Sensationalism in literature

Literature and society - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Before sensation, 1830-1860 -- pt. 2. Reading individual authors and texts, 1860-1880 -- pt. 3. Topics in scholarship -- pt. 4. After sensation : legacies.

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive collection offers a complete introduction to one of the most popular literary forms of the Victorian period, its key authors and works, its major themes, and its lasting legacy.Places key authors and novels in their cultural and historical contextIncludes studies of major topics such as race, gender, melodrama, theatre, poetry, realism in fiction, and connections to other art formsContributions from top international scholars approach an important literary genre from a range of perspectivesOffers both a pre and post-history of the genre to situate it in t