Gender and Ventriloquism in Victorian and Neo-Victorian Fiction Passionate Puppets
Description
Is ventriloquism just for dummies? What is at stake in neo-Victorian fiction's desire to 'talk back' to the nineteenth century? This book explores the sexual politics of dialogues between the nineteenth century and contemporary fiction, offering a new insight into the concept of ventriloquism as a textual and metatextual theme in literature.
Keywords
Literary CriticismEuropeanModern18th Century19th Century20th CenturySocial ScienceGender StudiesLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsRenaissance
2012Book
Author(s)Helen Davies
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230343665
LanguageEnglish
