Transatlantic Sensations

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
Cover of the book Transatlantic Sensations by John Cyril Barton, Kristin N. Huston, a Preface by David S. Reynolds, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: John Cyril Barton, Kristin N. Huston, a Preface by David S. Reynolds ISBN: 9781317008132
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: February 24, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: John Cyril Barton, Kristin N. Huston, a Preface by David S. Reynolds
ISBN: 9781317008132
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: February 24, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Bringing together sensation writing and transatlantic studies, this collection makes a convincing case for the symbiotic relationship between literary works on both sides of the Atlantic. Transatlantic Sensations begins with the 'prehistories' of the genre, looking at the dialogue and debate generated by the publication of sentimental and gothic fiction by William Godwin, Susanna Rowson, and Charles Brockden Brown.Thus establishing a context for the treatment of works by Louisa May Alcott, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Dion Boucicault, Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, George Lippard, Charles Reade, Harriet Beecher Stowe and George Thompson, the volumetakes up a wide range of sensational topics including sexuality, slavery, criminal punishment, literary piracy, mesmerism, and the metaphors of foreign literary invasion and diseased reading. Concluding essays offer a reassessment of the realist and domestic fiction of George Eliot, Charlotte Yonge, and Thomas Hardy in the context of transatlantic sensationalism, emphasizing the evolution of the genre throughout the century and mapping a new transatlantic lineage for this immensely popular literary form. The book's final essay examines an international kidnapping case that was a journalistic sensation at the turn of the twentieth century.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Bringing together sensation writing and transatlantic studies, this collection makes a convincing case for the symbiotic relationship between literary works on both sides of the Atlantic. Transatlantic Sensations begins with the 'prehistories' of the genre, looking at the dialogue and debate generated by the publication of sentimental and gothic fiction by William Godwin, Susanna Rowson, and Charles Brockden Brown.Thus establishing a context for the treatment of works by Louisa May Alcott, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Dion Boucicault, Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, George Lippard, Charles Reade, Harriet Beecher Stowe and George Thompson, the volumetakes up a wide range of sensational topics including sexuality, slavery, criminal punishment, literary piracy, mesmerism, and the metaphors of foreign literary invasion and diseased reading. Concluding essays offer a reassessment of the realist and domestic fiction of George Eliot, Charlotte Yonge, and Thomas Hardy in the context of transatlantic sensationalism, emphasizing the evolution of the genre throughout the century and mapping a new transatlantic lineage for this immensely popular literary form. The book's final essay examines an international kidnapping case that was a journalistic sensation at the turn of the twentieth century.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Gerhard Hauptmann and the Naturalist Drama by John Cyril Barton, Kristin N. Huston, a Preface by David S. Reynolds
Cover of the book The Expansion of Central Europe in the Middle Ages by John Cyril Barton, Kristin N. Huston, a Preface by David S. Reynolds
Cover of the book Moving Boxes by Air by John Cyril Barton, Kristin N. Huston, a Preface by David S. Reynolds
Cover of the book Plato's Gods by John Cyril Barton, Kristin N. Huston, a Preface by David S. Reynolds
Cover of the book The Routledge Companion to Literature and Human Rights by John Cyril Barton, Kristin N. Huston, a Preface by David S. Reynolds
Cover of the book Travel and Tourism Public Relations by John Cyril Barton, Kristin N. Huston, a Preface by David S. Reynolds
Cover of the book The White Generals by John Cyril Barton, Kristin N. Huston, a Preface by David S. Reynolds
Cover of the book Contemporary Climatology by John Cyril Barton, Kristin N. Huston, a Preface by David S. Reynolds
Cover of the book Classic Country by John Cyril Barton, Kristin N. Huston, a Preface by David S. Reynolds
Cover of the book The Crusades, 1095-1204 by John Cyril Barton, Kristin N. Huston, a Preface by David S. Reynolds
Cover of the book Contemporary Ukraine on the Cultural Map of Europe by John Cyril Barton, Kristin N. Huston, a Preface by David S. Reynolds
Cover of the book The Democracy Advantage by John Cyril Barton, Kristin N. Huston, a Preface by David S. Reynolds
Cover of the book Making a Place for Community by John Cyril Barton, Kristin N. Huston, a Preface by David S. Reynolds
Cover of the book Behavior Analysis for Effective Teaching by John Cyril Barton, Kristin N. Huston, a Preface by David S. Reynolds
Cover of the book Political Problems by John Cyril Barton, Kristin N. Huston, a Preface by David S. Reynolds
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy