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Ho, Elizabeth. Neo-Victorianism and the Memory of Empire. Continuum Literary Studies. London, New York: Continuum, 2012. Added by: joachim (2/5/17, 2:40 AM) Last edited by: joachim (12/1/19, 3:40 PM) |
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| Resource type: Book Language: en: English DOI: 10.5040/9781472542663 ID no. (ISBN etc.): 9781441161550 BibTeX citation key: Ho2012 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: "From Hell", Campbell. Eddie, Crime comics, Moore. Alan, United Kingdom Creators: Ho Publisher: Continuum (London, New York) |
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Examining the global dimensions of Neo-Victorianism, this book explores how the appropriation of Victorian images in contemporary literature and culture has emerged as a critical response to the crises of decolonization and Imperial collapse. Neo-Victorianism and the Memory of Empire explores the phenomenon by reading a range of popular and literary Anglophone neo-Victorian texts, including Alan Moore’s Graphic Novel From Hell, works by Peter Carey and Margaret Atwood, the films of Jackie Chan and contemporary ‘Steampunk’ science fiction. Through these readings Elizabeth Ho explores how constructions of popular memory and fictionalisations of the past reflect political and psychological engagements with our contemporary post-Imperial circumstances. Table of Contents Acknowledgments (vi) Introduction: Neo-Victorianism and Improper Postcolonialisms (1) 1. Neo-Victorianism and “Ripperature:” Alan Moore’s From Hell (27) Notes (203) |