Spiritualism and Women's Writing From the Fin de Siècle to the Neo-Victorian
Description
Using a wide range of unexplored archival material, this book examines the 'spectral' influence of Victorian spiritualism and Psychical Research on women's writing, analyzing the ways in which modern writers have both subverted and mimicked nineteenth century sources in their evocation of the séance.
Keywords
Literary CriticismEuropeanSocial ScienceGender StudiesSemiotics & TheoryReligionModern19th CenturyLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsAnthropologyCultural & Social
2009Book
Author(s)Tatiana Kontou
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230200050
LanguageEnglish
