Drawing on the recent ontological turn in critical theory, Spectral
Dickens explores an aspect of literary character that is neither
real nor fictional, but spectral. This work thus provides an
in-depth study of the inimitable characters populating Dickens’
illustrated novels using three hauntological concepts: the Freudian
uncanny, Derridean spectrality, and the Lacanian real. Thus, while
the current discourse on character studies, which revolves around
values like realism, depth, and lifelikeness, tends to see
characters as mimetic of persons, this book invents new critical
concepts to account for non-mimetic forms of characterization.
These spectral forms bring to light the important influence of
developments in nineteenth-century visual culture, such as the
lithography and caricature of Daumier and J.J. Grandville. The
spectrality of novelistic characters developed here paves the way
for a new understanding of fictional characters in general. -- .
General
Imprint: |
Manchester University Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Interventions: Rethinking the Nineteenth Century |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
First published: |
2021 |
Authors: |
Alexander Bove
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Dimensions: |
216 x 138mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5261-7454-3 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-5261-7454-5 |
Barcode: |
9781526174543 |
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