“Mapping a field still in development, the volume succeeds in imagining exceptionally varied directions for future research, and in conveying an ardent sense of collaboration.” (Victorian Studies, Summer 2013)
“All in all, A Companion to Sensation Fiction offers a vast critical panorama that covers almost all features and nuances of the sensational phenomenon, and also succeeds in offering clues for future approaches … An indispensable addition to the ongoing debate on sensation fiction, and on Victorian culture at large.” (Rivista di Studi Vittoriani, 1 August 2013)
“Students will find that the collection introduces new information – issues and approaches – in straightforward language; specialists will appreciate the work as both a reference on movements within sensation literature and a thoughtful blueprint for future work in the genre.” (Choice, 1 February 2012)
A CCOMPANION TO SENSATION FICTION
Edited by Pamela K. Gilbert
The Victorian era saw a huge proliferation of fiction, with novels finding the largest audience they had ever enjoyed. This comprehensive collection offers a complete introduction to sensation fiction, one of the most popular, and criticized, forms of the period.
Contributions from scholars from around the world place key authors and novels in their cultural and historical context, and bring to bear a range of perspectives to explore important related issues, including law, publishing history, poetry, theater, visual art, race, and gender.
Examining both the pre- and post-history of the genre to situate it in the larger tradition of Victorian publishing and literature, this Companion is the definitive guide to a hugely influential literary movement and the major topics in its production and reception.
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A COMPANION TO SENSATION FICTION
The Victorian era saw a huge proliferation of fiction, with novels finding the largest audience they had ever enjoyed. This comprehensive collection offers a complete introduction to sensation fiction, one of the most popular, and criticized, forms of the period.
Contributions from scholars from around the world place key authors and novels in their cultural and historical context, and bring to bear a range of perspectives to explore important related issues, including law, publishing history, poetry, theater, visual art, race, and gender.
Examining both the pre- and post-history of the genre to situate it in the larger tradition of Victorian publishing and literature, this Companion is the definitive guide to a hugely influential literary movement and the major topics in its production and reception.
About the Author
The Editor
PAMELA K. GILBERT is the Albert Brick Professor and Chair of the Department of English at the University of Florida. She has published widely in the areas of Victorian literature, cultural studies, and the history of medicine. Her books include Disease, Desire and the Body in Victorian Women’s Popular Novels (1997), Mapping the Victorian Social Body (2004), and Cholera and Nation (2008).
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