The Victorian Ghost Story and Theology - From Le Fanu to James (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book argues that theology is central to an understanding of the literary ghost story. Victorian ghost stories have traditionally been read in the context of agnosticism - as stories which reveal a society struggling with Christian orthodoxy in a new 'Enlightened' world. This book, however, uses theological ideas from St Augustine through to modern theologians to identify a theological journey taken by the protagonists of such stories, and charts each stage of this journey through the short stories it examines. It also proposes a theory of reader participation which creates an imaginary space in which modern epistemology is suspended. The book studies the work of four major authors of the supernatural tale: Arthur Machen, M.R. James, Sheridan Le Fanu and Henry James.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	August 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Zoe Lehmann Imfeld
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	188
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-30218-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
LSN:	3-319-30218-3
Barcode:	9783319302188

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