The spectre and the stage: reading and ethics at the intersection of psychoanalysis, the neo-Victorian, and the gothic
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Gildersleeve, Jessica. 2013. "The spectre and the stage: reading and ethics at the intersection of psychoanalysis, the neo-Victorian, and the gothic." Australasian Journal of Victorian Studies. 18 (3), pp. 99-108.
| Article Title | The spectre and the stage: reading and ethics at the intersection of psychoanalysis, the neo-Victorian, and the gothic |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 35232 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | |
| Author | Gildersleeve, Jessica |
| Journal Title | Australasian Journal of Victorian Studies |
| Journal Citation | 18 (3), pp. 99-108 |
| Number of Pages | 10 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Place of Publication | Brisbane, Australia |
| ISSN | 1325-2585 |
| 1327-8746 | |
| Web Address (URL) | http://www.nla.gov.au/openpublish/index.php/AJVS/article/viewFile/3206/3742 |
| Abstract | A popular critical debate in recent years has concerned the significance of spectrality in neo-Victorian fiction. With reference to Freud, Derrida, and a range of neo-Victorian authors, this essay argues that the emphasis on the ways in which the past returns to haunt in the neo-Victorian permits a reading of the psychoanalytic discourse of trauma as a mode of neo-Victorian Gothic writing. By recognising the similarities between these two 'genres', we see how we might use neo-Victorian fiction as a model for developing trauma theory and understanding the ethics of representing traumatic memory and history. |
| Keywords | neo-Victorian; psychoanalysis; gothic; ethics in literature |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 470504. British and Irish literature |
| 470530. Stylistics and textual analysis | |
| 470514. Literary theory | |
| Public Notes | The copyright for articles in this journal is retained by the author(s), with first publication rights granted to the journal. By virtue of their appearance in this open access journal, articles are free to use with proper attribution in educational and other non-commercial sectors. |
| Byline Affiliations | School of Arts and Communication |
| Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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