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

• Pubblicazione: Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (681 p.)
• Disciplina: 823/.0872
• Soggetto topico: English fiction - 19th century - History and criticism; Sensationalism in literature; Literature and society - Great Britain - History - 19th century
• Altri autori: GilbertPamela K
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: A companion to sensation fiction
• ISBN: 9786613178176; 9781782684947; 1782684948; 9781283178174; 1283178176; 9781444342239; 1444342231; 9781444331967; 1444331965; 9781444342208; 1444342207
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911019248703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Blackwell companions to literature and culture.