The Ghost Story 1840-1920: A Cultural History

by Andrew Smith

Book Overview

The ghost story 1840-1920: A cultural history examines the British ghost story within the political contexts of the long nineteenth century. By relating the ghost story to economic, national, colonial and gendered contexts, it provides a critical re-evaluation of the period.

The conjuring of a political discourse of spectrality during the nineteenth century enables a culturally sensitive reconsideration of the work of writers including Dickens,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719087864
• ISBN13: 9780719087868
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"