Gender and Ventriloquism in Victorian and Neo-Victorian Fiction
Passionate Puppets
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies
| Author: | H. Davies | ISBN: | 9781137271167 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | August 21, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | H. Davies |
| ISBN: | 9781137271167 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | August 21, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
