Gender and Ventriloquism in Victorian and Neo-Victorian Fiction
Passionate Puppets
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ISBN-13:
9780230343665
Veröffentl:
2012
Erscheinungsdatum:
21.08.2012
Seiten:
219
Autor:
H. Davies
Gewicht:
431 g
Format:
218x145x20 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
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.
A study of gender and ventriloquism in Victorian and neo-Victorian fiction, examining the politics of 're-voicing' the past, and ventriloquism as a significant theme in this literature
Introduction: The Victorians for dummies? Talking back to the Nineteenth Century Voices from the Past: Rethinking the Ventriloquial Metaphor Victorian Ventriloquists: Henry James and George Du Maurier Sirens and Svengalis: Nights at the Circus, Alias Grace and Clara Queering the Dummy/ventriloquist Dichotomy: Oscar Wilde and Ventriloquial Influence Sexual Re-scripting: Ventriloquial Repetitions and Transformations in Sarah Waters' Tipping the Velvet and Affinity Talking to Ourselves? Ventriloquial Criticism and Readership in Neo-Victorian Fiction Afterword: Voices beyond the Victorian era? Wesley Stace and Ventriloquism Notes Bibliography Index
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