载体形态 |
370 pages ; 24 cm. |
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丛编 |
Neo-Victorian series ; volume 4. |
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Neo-Victorian series ; v. 4.
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Summary |
"This volume explores the complex aesthetic, cultural, and memory politics of urban representation and reconfiguration in neo-Victorian discourse and practice. Through adaptations of traditional city tropes -- such as the palimpsest, the labyrinth, the femininised enigma, and the marketplace of desire -- writers, filmmakers, and city planners resurrect, preserve, and rework nineteenth-century metropolises and their material traces while simultaneously Gothicising and fabricating 'past' urban realities to serve present-day wants, so as to maximise cities' potential to generate consumption and profits. Within the cultural imaginary of the metropolis, this volume contends, the nineteenth century provides a prominent focalising lens that mediates our apperception of and engagement with postmodern cityscapes. From the site of capitalist romance and traumatic lieux de m©♭moire to theatre of postcolonial resistance and Gothic sensationalism, the neo-Victorian city proves a veritable Proteus evoking myriad creative responses but also crystallising persistent ethical dilemmas surrounding alienation, precarity, Othering, and social exclusion"--Page [4] of cover. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
主题 |
Cities and towns in art.
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Cities and towns -- History -- 19th century.
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Civilization, Modern -- 19th century.
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Arts, Modern -- 20th century.
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Arts, Modern -- 21st century.
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Cities and towns in literature.
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Arts and history.
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Steampunk culture.
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Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901.
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其它责任者 |
Kohlke, Marie-Luise, editor.
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Gutleben, Christian, editor.
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国际标准书号 |
9789004292345 |
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9004292349 |
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