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A Companion to Sensation Fiction

ISBN: 978-1-4443-4221-5
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680 pages
June 2011, Wiley-Blackwell
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This comprehensive collection offers a complete introduction to one of the most popular literary forms of the Victorian period, its key authors and works, its major themes, and its lasting legacy.
  • Places key authors and novels in their cultural and historical context
  • Includes studies of major topics such as race, gender, melodrama, theatre, poetry, realism in fiction, and connections to other art forms
  • Contributions from top international scholars approach an important literary genre from a range of perspectives
  • Offers both a pre and post-history of the genre to situate it in the larger tradition of Victorian publishing and literature
  • Incorporates coverage of traditional research and cutting-edge contemporary scholarship