Spiritualism and women's writing : from the fin de siècle to the neo-Victorian

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Spiritualism and women's writing : from the fin de siècle to the neo-Victorian

Tatiana Kontou

Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-236) and index

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内容説明

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 seance.

目次

List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction Theatres in the Skull: The Society for Psychical Research and Actress Narratives Well-tuned Mediums: May Sinclair and Dorothy Richardson Phantasms of Florence Cook in Michele Roberts' In the Red Kitchen Natural and Spiritual Evolutions: A. S. Byatt's Angels and Insects The Other World Illuminated: Wiring Science, Text and Spirit in Victoria Glendinning's Electricity Queering the Seance: Sarah Waters' Affinity Conclusion Bibliography Notes Index

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