Gender and Ventriloquism in Victorian and Neo-Victorian Fiction: Passionate Puppets

by Helen Davies

Book Overview

Is ventriloquism just for dummies? What is at stake in neo-Victorian fiction's desire to 'talk back' to the nineteenth century? This book explores the sexual politics of dialogues between the nineteenth century and contemporary fiction, offering a new insight into the concept of ventriloquism as a textual and metatextual theme in literature.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 134934477X
• ISBN13: 9781349344772
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"