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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      July 2023
      August 2023
      ISBN:
      9781009038157
      9781316510575
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009038157
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.7kg, 386 Pages
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      • Subjects:
      Literature, English Literature: General Interest, English Literature 1830-1900
      Series:
      Literature in Context
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    Literature, English Literature: General Interest, English Literature 1830-1900
    Series:
    Literature in Context
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    This collection of essays by international scholars celebrates the 200th anniversary of Wilkie Collins's birth by exploring his unconventional life alongside his works, critical responses to his writings and their afterlife, and the literary and cultural contexts which shaped his fiction. Topics discussed include gender, science and medicine, music, law, race and empire, media adaptations, neo-Victorianism, disability, and ethics. Along with an analysis of his novels, the essays included also recognize the importance of his short stories, journalism, and contributions to Victorian theatre, most notably illuminating the strong connections between sensation fiction and melodrama, as well as exploring his influence on film and TV. Engaging with yet also delving far beyond the famous novels, this volume promotes awareness of Collins' remarkable and diverse writerly achievements and paints a vivid portrait of an author whose fluctuating reputation among contemporary critics stands in stark contrast to his immense and still-enduring popularity.

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