A Study of Ghost Narratives in Neo-victorian Novels
by Du Lili
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From the theoretical perspective of ghost criticism, this book explains the narrative characteristics of contemporary British neo-Victorian novels from four aspects. First, in terms of language, neo-Victorian novels employ ventriloquism, appropriate words and objects from the Victorian era, and strive to reproduce historical truth in dialogues and negotiations with the ghosts of their predecessors. Secondly, in terms of text, neo-Victorian novels break the linear narrative and make the text a spatial place where ghosts wander, in order to represent the paradox of ghosts transcending presence and absence. Thirdly, thematically, neo-Victorian novels focus on reproducing the trauma of the "other kind of Victorians", revealing how these traumas continue to haunt future generations in the form of ghosts. Finally, it discusses how neo-Victorian novels follow and develop the "female Gothic" theme in Victorian novels, analyzes the reasons for the return of mad women, ghosts, female mediums, etc. In the contemporary context, and reveals the significance of ghost writing in reconstructing the female literary tradition.
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