{"product_id":"the-ghost-story-1840-1920-a-cultural-history-paperback","title":"The Ghost Story 1840-1920: A Cultural History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ghost Story 1840-1920: A Cultural History examines the British ghost story within the political contexts of the long nineteenth century. By relating the ghost story to economic, national, colonial and gendered contexts' it provides a critical re-evaluation of the period. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe conjuring of a political discourse of spectrality during the nineteenth century enables a culturally sensitive reconsideration of the work of writers including Dickens, Collins, Charlotte Riddell, Vernon Lee, May Sinclair, Kipling, Le Fanu, Henry James and M.R. James. Additionally, a chapter on the interpretation of spirit messages reveals how issues relating to textual analysis were implicated within a language of the spectral. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is the first full-length study of the British ghost story in over 30 years and it will be of interest to academics, graduate students and advanced undergraduates working on the Gothic, literary studies, historical studies, critical theory and cultural studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Smith is Professor of English Studies at the University of Glamorgan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42744501960767,"sku":"9780719087868","price":61.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d8c255c4b486c99e001a939f2ef7cb97.webp?v=1765168444","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-ghost-story-1840-1920-a-cultural-history-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}