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OverviewThis is the first book to address the entire career of this key Victorian author. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Marlene Tromp , Pamela K. Gilbert , Aeron HayniePublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Edition: illustrated edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.617kg ISBN: 9780791444191ISBN 10: 0791444198 Pages: 302 Publication Date: 02 December 1999 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of Contents"List of Figures and Tables Foreword James R. Kincaid Acknowledgments Introduction Marlene Tromp, Pamela K. Gilbert, and Aeron Haynie I. Lady Audley's Secret 1. Enclosure Acts: Framing Women's Bodies in Braddon's Lady Audley's Secret Elizabeth Langland 2. Braddon's Commentaries on the Trials and Legal Secrets of Audley Court Gail Turley Houston 3. Rebellious Sepoys and Bigamous Wives: The Indian Mutiny and Marriage Law Reform in Lady Audley's Secret Lillian Nayder 4. Marketing Sensation: Lady Audley's Secret and Consumer Culture Katherine Montwieler 5. ""An Idle Handle That Was Never Turned, and a Lazy Rope So Rotten"": The Decay of the Country Estate in Lady Audley's Secret Aeron Haynie II. Aurora Floyd 6. The Espaliered Girl: Pruning the Docile Body in Aurora Floyd Jeni Curtis 7. The Dangerous Woman: M. E. Braddon's Sensational (En)gendering of Domestic Law Marlene Tromp III. Braddon in the Literary Marketplace 8. Mary Elizabeth Braddon in Australia: Queen of the Colonies Toni Johnson-Woods 9. ""Our Author"": Braddon in the Provincial Weeklies Jennifer Carnell and Graham Law 10. Misalliance: M. E. Braddon's Writing for the Stage Heidi J. Holder IV. Genre and Culture 11. Braddon and Victorian Realism: Joshua Haggard's Daughter Pamela K. Gilbert 12. Fiction Becomes Her: Representations of Female Character in Mary Braddon's The Doctor's Wife Tabitha Sparks 13. ""Go and Marry Your Doctor"" : Fetishism and ""Redundance"" at the Fin de Siecle and the Vampires of ""Good Lady Ducayne"" Lauren M. E. Goodlad 14. Spectral Politics: M. E. Braddon and the Spirits of Social Reform Eve M. Lynch 15. Electra-fying the Female Sleuth: Detecting the Father in Eleanor's Victory and Thou Art the Man Heidi H. Johnson Afterword Lyn Pykett Select Bibliography Contributors Index"ReviewsBy allowing us to share in their discoveries, these scholars and their energetic essays introduce us to the dynamic world of Braddon, the author of over eighty other works, and the intersections of such issues as literacy, sensationalism, popularity, feminism, market economy, and history very much alive in her work. - English Literature in Transition The greatest strength of this book is its important work in filling an unfortunate gap in existing scholarship on Victorian sensation fiction. The essays examine Braddon's work in a variety of useful contexts, including the contemporary reception of her work, her contribution to Victorian serial and periodical work, and her relation to social, historical, and economic trends of the period. There is no other book quite like this one in providing in-depth critical coverage of Braddon alone. - Tamar Heller, author of Dead Secrets: Wilkie Collins and the Female Gothic The writers cover a wide range of topics that will appeal to any reader interested in Victorian culture and in the history of the novel and the short story. Braddon is an extremely important figure for many reasons, as this volume dramatically shows: she succeeded as a writer, an editor, a playwright, a self-promoter, a bestselling author, and a member of the literary establishment. - Teresa Mangum, author of Married, Middlebrow, and Militant: Sarah Grand and the New Woman Novel Author InformationMarlene Tromp is Assistant Professor of English at Denison College. Pamela K. Gilbert is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Florida, and the author of Disease, Desire and the Body in Victorian Women's Popular Novels. Aeron Haynie is Assistant Professor and Chair of the English Department at Western Montana College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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