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Joseph Conrad, Cosmopolitanism and Transnationalism
In 1908, Joseph Conrad was criticised by a reviewer for being a man ‘without either country or language’: even his shipboard communities were the...
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Perception, Class and Environment in the Works of Thomas Hardy
This book examines Thomas Hardy’s writing in both prose and poetry, focusing on issues of perception, ‘being’, class and environment. It illustrates...
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The Modern Feminine in the Medusa Satire of Fanny Fern
The Modern Feminine in the Medusa Satire of Fanny Fernargues that Sara Parton and her literary alter ego, Fanny Fern, occupy a star-power position...
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The Palgrave Handbook of Neo-Victorianism
This handbook offers analysis of diverse genres and media of neo-Victorianism, including film and television adaptations of Victorian texts, authors’...
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Gottfried Keller – Spielräume der Phantasie
Die in diesem Band versammelten Beiträge zeigen Keller als einzigartigen Erzähler, richten den Blick auf Texte aus dem Nachlass, gehen seinen Träumen...
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William Blake's Manuscripts Praxis, Puzzles, and Palimpsests
This collection of essays examines how close analysis of William Blake’s manuscripts can yield new discoveries about his techniques, his working...
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Literary Cultures and Nineteenth-Century Childhoods
Literary Cultures and Nineteenth-Century Childhoodsexplores the construction of the child and the development of texts for children in the...
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Neo-Victorian Young Adult Narratives
Neo-Victorian Young Adult Narrativesexamines the neo-Victorian themes and motifs currently appearing in young adult fiction—specifically addressing...
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Heine-Jahrbuch 2023
2023 erscheint der 62. Jahrgang des Heine-Jahrbuchs. Er versammelt die Beiträge des internationalen Symposiums „Heinrich Heine und die...
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Tuberculosis and Irish Fiction, 1800–2022 A Lingering Condition
This book focuses on Ireland’s lived experience of tuberculosis as represented in the nation’s fiction; not surprisingly, the disease both manifests...
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The Palgrave Handbook of Transnational Women’s Writing in the Long Nineteenth Century
This handbook explores the rich and as yet understudied field of women’s writing during the nation-building years that characterized the global...
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Shelley's Visions of Death
This book provides the first modern, in-depth analysis of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s engagement with the phenomenon of death. It argues that, for...
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“‘Faith’ is a fine invention” Dickinson’s Performance of Doubt and Belief
This book covers nineteenth-century American poet Emily Dickinson who captured the multifaceted nature of life in all of its uncertainties. Studies...
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The Precocious Child in Victorian Literature and Culture Development and Selfhood from Darwin to Freud
This book examines representations of precocity in Victorian textual culture – canonical literature, children’s fiction, scientific texts, and...
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Narratives of Women’s Health and Hysteria in the Nineteenth-Century Novel
Narratives of Women’s Health and Hysteria in the Nineteenth-Century Novel looks extensively at hysteria discourse through medical and sociological...
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Romanticism and the Contingent Self The Challenge of Representation
This book offers a new critique of selfhood in Romantic literature. In the past, Romanticism has been seen as an individualistic movement, with...
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Corps et capital dans le roman français du XIXe siècle Körper und Kapital im französischen Roman des 19. Jahrhunderts
Depuis Pierre Bourdieu, nous savons que le corps forme un capital culturel et social incorporé. Il est marchandise et moyen de production, signe...
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Noch Zukunft haben Zum Werk Karoline von Günderrodes
Die literatur- und kulturwissenschaftliche Forschung zu Karoline von Günderrode (1780–1806) setzt seit gut zwei Jahrzehnten neue Akzente. Das Werk...
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The Famine Diaspora and Irish American Women's Writing
The Famine Diaspora and Irish American Women’s Writingconsiders the works of eleven North American female authors who wrote for or descended from...
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The Persistence of the Soul in Literature, Art and Politics
This book analyses the evolution of literary and artistic representations of the soul, exploring its development through different time periods. The...
