Women's Literary Portraits in the Victorian and Neo-Victorian Novel: An Intertextual Study

Women's Literary Portraits in the Victorian and Neo-Victorian Novel explores the literary portrayals of Victorian and neo-Victorian women, highlighting their central role in shaping socio-cultural and historical narratives. It examines the revival of nineteenth-century narratives in neo-Victorian fiction and celebrates the characters' attempts to thrive as individuals while addressing modern paradoxes and ambiguities.

Format: Hardback
Length: 262 pages
Publication date: 15 February 2023
Publisher: Lexington Books

Women's Literary Portraits in the Victorian and Neo-Victorian Novel is a captivating and intricate exploration of the pages of nineteenth-century novels and their modern, revisionary counterparts. This remarkable work is not just reserved for scholars and academia, but also for all literature enthusiasts, students of literature, and those captivated by the Victorian novel and its ongoing neo-Victorian revival. At the heart of this endeavor lies the central focus on the literary representations of Victorian and neo-Victorian women, who, as the author asserts, occupy a pivotal position within the socio-cultural and historical narratives that shape both the past and the present.

Nineteenth-century narratives concerning women's placement and status in the Victorian social landscape continue to be revived in the pages of neo-Victorian novels, serving as a testament to the enduring fascination with the bygone era. While neo-Victorian revisionary fiction grants nineteenth-century women a redemptive potential, it also uncovers modern paradoxes and ambiguities associated with universal expectations towards women, further bridging our contemporary times to the Victorian past.

Through the examination of these socio-cultural complexities, the author celebrates the remarkable characters of Victorian and neo-Victorian women as they navigate their individual journeys and strive for success. Consequently, this book delves into the study of Victorian and neo-Victorian women characters in relation to their identities, unique voices, and textual garments, providing a comprehensive and insightful exploration of their roles and contributions to literature.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666905779