The Resource Spirits and spirituality in Victorian fiction, Jen Cadwallader
Spirits and spirituality in Victorian fiction, Jen Cadwallader
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- Summary
- "Spirits and Spirituality in Victorian Fiction argues that supernatural encounters in nineteenth-century fiction show Victorians trying to achieve greater spiritual agency by adapting scientific theories to traditional Christianity. The increasing presence of ghosts across the nineteenth century - in fiction, newspaper accounts, séances, and magic shows - thus highlights a significant countercurrent to the general decline of faith during the period. Through examining ghost encounters in the fiction of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Charles Dickens, Margaret Oliphant, Rhoda Broughton, E. Nesbit, Rudyard Kipling, and others, this book demonstrates how the supernatural served as a site where a range of stances toward spirituality could be tested: from ambivalence toward both scientific and religious epistemologies to fascinating instances of spiritual evolution. Not only do fictional ghosts suggest that belief persisted despite an intellectual climate that often associated spirituality with credulity, but they also "--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 209 pages
- Contents
-
- Introduction: Framing the Ghost Story
- 1. Physiology, Pharmacology, and the Ghost Stories of J.S. Le Fanu
- 2. Dickens's Ghosts and the Christmas Spirit
- 3. The Anatomy of Desire: Madness, Mesmerism, and the Specters of Female Sexuality
- 4. Mourning the Dead and the Rise of the New Faith
- Coda: Cecilia De Noël and the Triumph of Experience
- Isbn
- 9781137559920
- Label
- Spirits and spirituality in Victorian fiction
- Title
- Spirits and spirituality in Victorian fiction
- Statement of responsibility
- Jen Cadwallader
- Subject
-
- England
- English fiction
- English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- Ghost stories, English
- Ghost stories, English -- History and criticism
- Ghosts in literature
- Ghosts in literature
- History
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- European | General
- 1800 - 1899
- Literature and society
- Literature and society -- England -- History -- 19th century
- Psychological fiction, English
- Psychological fiction, English -- History and criticism
- Supernatural
- Supernatural -- History -- 19th century
- Supernatural in literature
- Supernatural in literature
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- General
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Spirits and Spirituality in Victorian Fiction argues that supernatural encounters in nineteenth-century fiction show Victorians trying to achieve greater spiritual agency by adapting scientific theories to traditional Christianity. The increasing presence of ghosts across the nineteenth century - in fiction, newspaper accounts, séances, and magic shows - thus highlights a significant countercurrent to the general decline of faith during the period. Through examining ghost encounters in the fiction of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Charles Dickens, Margaret Oliphant, Rhoda Broughton, E. Nesbit, Rudyard Kipling, and others, this book demonstrates how the supernatural served as a site where a range of stances toward spirituality could be tested: from ambivalence toward both scientific and religious epistemologies to fascinating instances of spiritual evolution. Not only do fictional ghosts suggest that belief persisted despite an intellectual climate that often associated spirituality with credulity, but they also "--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1979-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Cadwallader, Jen
- Dewey number
- 823/.809375
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PR878.S85
- LC item number
- C33 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- English fiction
- Ghost stories, English
- Psychological fiction, English
- Supernatural in literature
- Ghosts in literature
- Supernatural
- Literature and society
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- English fiction
- Ghost stories, English
- Ghosts in literature
- Literature and society
- Psychological fiction, English
- Supernatural
- Supernatural in literature
- England
- Label
- Spirits and spirituality in Victorian fiction, Jen Cadwallader
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Framing the Ghost Story -- 1. Physiology, Pharmacology, and the Ghost Stories of J.S. Le Fanu -- 2. Dickens's Ghosts and the Christmas Spirit -- 3. The Anatomy of Desire: Madness, Mesmerism, and the Specters of Female Sexuality -- 4. Mourning the Dead and the Rise of the New Faith -- Coda: Cecilia De Noël and the Triumph of Experience
- Control code
- 918149879
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- 209 pages
- Isbn
- 9781137559920
- Lccn
- 2015028110
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)918149879
- Label
- Spirits and spirituality in Victorian fiction, Jen Cadwallader
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Framing the Ghost Story -- 1. Physiology, Pharmacology, and the Ghost Stories of J.S. Le Fanu -- 2. Dickens's Ghosts and the Christmas Spirit -- 3. The Anatomy of Desire: Madness, Mesmerism, and the Specters of Female Sexuality -- 4. Mourning the Dead and the Rise of the New Faith -- Coda: Cecilia De Noël and the Triumph of Experience
- Control code
- 918149879
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- 209 pages
- Isbn
- 9781137559920
- Lccn
- 2015028110
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)918149879
Subject
- England
- English fiction
- English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
- Ghost stories, English
- Ghost stories, English -- History and criticism
- Ghosts in literature
- Ghosts in literature
- History
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- European | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- European | General
- 1800 - 1899
- Literature and society
- Literature and society -- England -- History -- 19th century
- Psychological fiction, English
- Psychological fiction, English -- History and criticism
- Supernatural
- Supernatural -- History -- 19th century
- Supernatural in literature
- Supernatural in literature
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- General
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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