Spiritualism and Women's Writing
Author | : T. Kontou |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2009-08-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230240797 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230240798 |
Rating | : 4/5 (798 Downloads) |
Download or read book Spiritualism and Women's Writing written by T. Kontou and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-08-26 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a wide range of unexplored archival material, this book examines the 'spectral' influence of Victorian spiritualism and Psychical Research on women's writing, analyzing the ways in which modern writers have both subverted and mimicked nineteenth century sources in their evocation of the séance.