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- catalog abstract "In Victorian Ghosts in the Noontide, Vanessa D. Dickerson analyzes women's spirituality in a materialistic age by examining the supernatural fiction of Charlotte and Emily Bronte, Elizabeth Gaskell, and George Eliot and provides interpretive readings of familiar texts like Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. Other works by lesser-known authors are also examined. Technological advances eliminated many of the jobs women were accustomed to doing. This left women looking for their place in society. A sense of "in-betweenness" developed in these women who were now expected to attend not only to the physical but also to the moral and spiritual needs of the family. As an answer to this "in-betweenness" some channeled their power toward the art of writing. Because people in the mid-1800s were so thoroughly engaged in scientific thought and advancements, supernatural folklore and spirituality were disreputable ideas for anyone, especially women, to explore. Ghosts and spirits were tied to old-wives' tales, superstitions, and legends. However, by focusing on these concepts and using fiction as an outlet, women were able to make great strides in being seen and heard. The art of writing functioned as an exploration of their spiritualism in which women discovered expression, freedom, and power. This perceptive, well-written book will add a new dimension to our understanding of women's supernatural writings of the Victorian era. Scholars of Victorian literature, women's studies, and popular culture will benefit from its insights.".
- catalog contributor b9681764.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "Ghosts of the Victorians -- A spirit of her own: nineteenth-century feminine explorations of spirituality Spells and dreams, hollows and moors: supernaturalism in Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights -- A ghost in the noontide: George Eliot's Lifting of the veil -- Woman witched: the supernatural tales of Elizabeth Gaskell -- Angels, money, and ghosts: popular Victorian women writers of the supernatural.".
- catalog description "In Victorian Ghosts in the Noontide, Vanessa D. Dickerson analyzes women's spirituality in a materialistic age by examining the supernatural fiction of Charlotte and Emily Bronte, Elizabeth Gaskell, and George Eliot and provides interpretive readings of familiar texts like Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. Other works by lesser-known authors are also examined.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-162) and index.".
- catalog description "Technological advances eliminated many of the jobs women were accustomed to doing. This left women looking for their place in society. A sense of "in-betweenness" developed in these women who were now expected to attend not only to the physical but also to the moral and spiritual needs of the family. As an answer to this "in-betweenness" some channeled their power toward the art of writing. Because people in the mid-1800s were so thoroughly engaged in scientific thought and advancements, supernatural folklore and spirituality were disreputable ideas for anyone, especially women, to explore. Ghosts and spirits were tied to old-wives' tales, superstitions, and legends. However, by focusing on these concepts and using fiction as an outlet, women were able to make great strides in being seen and heard. The art of writing functioned as an exploration of their spiritualism in which women discovered expression, freedom, and power.".
- catalog description "This perceptive, well-written book will add a new dimension to our understanding of women's supernatural writings of the Victorian era. Scholars of Victorian literature, women's studies, and popular culture will benefit from its insights.".
- catalog extent "ix, 166 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Victorian ghosts in the noontide.".
- catalog identifier "0826210813 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Victorian ghosts in the noontide.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press,".
- catalog relation "Victorian ghosts in the noontide.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog subject "823/.80937 20".
- catalog subject "English fiction 19th century History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "English fiction Women authors History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Ghost stories, English History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "PR878.S85 D53 1996".
- catalog subject "Supernatural in literature.".
- catalog subject "Women and literature Great Britain History 19th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Ghosts of the Victorians -- A spirit of her own: nineteenth-century feminine explorations of spirituality Spells and dreams, hollows and moors: supernaturalism in Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights -- A ghost in the noontide: George Eliot's Lifting of the veil -- Woman witched: the supernatural tales of Elizabeth Gaskell -- Angels, money, and ghosts: popular Victorian women writers of the supernatural.".
- catalog title "Victorian ghosts in the noontide : women writers and the supernatural / Vanessa D. Dickerson.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".