TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bożena Kucała
PY  - 2012
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 2191-1894
SN  - 9783653022773
TI  - Intertextual Dialogue with the Victorian Past in the Contemporary Novel
DO  - 10.3726/978-3-653-02277-3
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1045931
N2  - Intertextual Dialogue with the Victorian Past in the Contemporary Novel examines the revival of the Victorian age in several novels representative of the prominent neo-Victorian (or Victorianist) trend in recent English fiction. The aim of this book is to categorise the new genre by using concepts derived from the theory of intertextuality. The novels selected for analysis are predicated on the interaction of contemporary and Victorian texts. First, the book charts the evolution of attitudes to the Victorian age and investigates possible reasons for the current creative engagement with Victorianism. In the second part it offers a schema for the classification of Victorianist fiction, whereas it finally presents detailed analyses of the chosen novels.
KW  - intertextuality, contemporary English fiction, neo-Victorian fiction, rewriting Victorian classics, Victorian revival
LA  - English
ER  -