The Ghost Story, 1840–1920: A Cultural History
Andrew Smith
Abstract
This book examines the British ghost story within the political contexts of the long nineteenth century. By relating the ghost story to economic, national, colonial and gendered contexts it provides a critical re-evaluation of the period. The conjuring of a political discourse of spectrality during the nineteenth century enables a culturally sensitive reconsideration of the work of writers including Dickens, Collins, Charlotte Riddell, Vernon Lee, May Sinclair, Kipling, Le Fanu, Henry James and M.R. James. Additionally, a chapter on the interpretation of spirit messages reveals how issues rela ... More
Keywords: British ghost story, long nineteenth century, spectrality, spirit messages, textual analysis, spectral language, Charlotte Riddell, Vernon Lee, May Sinclair, Henry James
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2010 | Print ISBN-13: 9780719074462 |
| Published to Manchester Scholarship Online: July 2012 | DOI:10.7228/manchester/9780719074462.001.0001 |
