The Beetle

Marsh, Richard

ISBN 10: 1551114437 / ISBN 13: 9781551114439

Edité par Broadview Press, 2004

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Synopsis :

The Beetle (1897) tells the story of a fantastical creature, “born of neither god nor man,” with supernatural and hypnotic powers, who stalks British politician Paul Lessingham through fin de siècle London in search of vengeance for the defilement of a sacred tomb in Egypt. In imitation of various popular fiction genres of the late nineteenth century, Marsh unfolds a tale of terror, late imperial fears, and the “return of the repressed,” through which the crisis of late imperial Englishness is revealed.

This Broadview edition includes a critical introduction and a rich selection of historical documents that situate the novel within the contexts of fin de siècle London, England’s interest and involvement in Egypt, the emergence of the New Woman, and contemporary theories of mesmerism and animal magnetism.

À propos de l?auteur: Julian Wolfreys is a Professor of English at the University of Florida, Gainsville.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Beetle
Éditeur : Broadview Press
Date d'édition : 2004
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Good