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...
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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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Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom
"This international collection of essays celebrates the 200th anniversary of Wilkie Collins's birth by exploring his multi-faceted impact on nineteenth-century culture. Examining his lesser-known and shorter works alongside the great novels, this...
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"This international collection of essays celebrates the 200th anniversary of Wilkie Collins's birth by exploring his multi-faceted impact on nineteenth-century culture. Examining his lesser-known and shorter works alongside the great novels, this volume provides new perspectives for both students and admirers fascinated by his complex fictions"--
Life / Melisa Klimaszewski -- Letters / William Baker, Andrew Gasson, and Graham Law -- Publishers and editions / Andrew Gasson -- Early novels / Christopher Pittard -- Middle novels / Tara MacDonald -- Late novels / Maria K. Bachman -- Shorter fiction / Graham Law -- Journalism / Deborah Wynne -- Drama / Caroline Radcliffe -- Contemporary / James Aaron Green -- After death to T.S. Eliot / James Aaron Green -- T.S. Eliot to 1990 / Richard Nemesvari -- 1990 to the present / Tim Dolin and Lucy Dougan -- Modern media adaptations / Alexis Weedon -- Neo-victorianism / Jessica Cox -- Wilkie Collins's library / William Baker -- Wilkie collins and serialization / Catherine Delafield -- Wilkie Collins and sensation fiction / Richard Nemesvari -- Wilkie Collins and Scott / Lizhen Chen -- Wilkie Collins and Dickens / Emily Bell -- Wilkie Collins, Mary Braddon, and other women writers / Jeanette Roberts Shumaker -- Money / Paul Lewis -- Gender / Tamara S. Wagner -- Science and medicine / Laurence Talairach -- Language / Melissa Raines -- Collins and the artists /Leonee Ormond -- Music / Allan W. Atlas -- Politics / Patricia Cove -- Law / Anne-Marie Beller -- Geography and places / Susan R. Hanes -- Victorian environments / Mark Frost -- Race and empire /Melisa Klimaszewski -- Class status and social identity / Jenny Bourne Taylor -- Disability / Heather Tilley -- Ethics / Biwu Shang.
