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Neo-victorianism and the memory of empire / Elizabeth Ho



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Autore: Ho Elizabeth Visualizza persona
Titolo: Neo-victorianism and the memory of empire / Elizabeth Ho Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Continuum, 2012
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
Disciplina: 809/.9113
Soggetto topico: Postmodernism (Literature)
Literature, Modern - 21st century - History and criticism
Postcolonialism and the arts
Literature, Modern - 20th century - History and criticism
English literature - 19th century - Influence
Imperialism in popular culture
Literature and society - English-speaking countries
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index
Nota di contenuto: Neo-victorianism and 'ripperature:' Alan Moore's From Hell -- Neo-victorianism down under: Peter Carey's Jack Maggs -- Neo-victorianism south of nowhere: Margaret Atwood's Alias Grace -- 'Far-flung' neo-victorianism: Hong Kong and Jackie Chan's neo-victorian films -- Neo-victorianism and science fiction: 'steampunk' -- The neo-victorian-at-sea: towards a global memory of the Victorian
Introduction: Neo-Victorianism and Improper Postcolonialisms -- 1. Neo-Victorianism and "Ripperature:" Alan Moore's From Hell -- 2. Neo-Victorianism Down Under: Peter Carey's Jack Maggs -- 3. Neo-Victorianism South of Nowhere: Margaret Atwood's Alias Grace -- 4. "Far-flung" Neo-Victorianism: Hong Kong and Jackie Chan's Neo-Victorian Films -- 5. Neo-Victorianism and Science Fiction: "Steampunk" -- 6. Neo-Victorian-at-Sea: Towards a global "Victorian" -- Bibliography -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: Examining the global dimensions of Neo-Victorianism, this book explores how the appropriation of Victorian images in contemporary literature and culture has emerged as a critical response to the crises of decolonization and Imperial collapse.   Neo-Victorianism and the Memory of Empire explores the phenomenon by reading a range of popular and literary Anglophone neo-Victorian texts, including Alan Moore's Graphic Novel From Hell, works by Peter Carey and Margaret Atwood, the films of Jackie Chan and contemporary 'Steampunk' science fiction. Through these readings Elizabeth Ho explores how constructions of popular memory and fictionalisations of the past reflect political and psychological engagements with our contemporary post-Imperial circumstances.
Titolo autorizzato: Neo-victorianism and the memory of empire  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4411-8770-7
1-4725-4266-5
1-280-57870-X
9786613608468
1-4411-9778-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910452105803321
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Serie: Continuum literary studies.