The Racialization of the Occult in Nineteenth Century British Literature

Dark Magic from 1850-1900

John Bliss (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

246 Seiten

2023 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5275-2038-7 (ISBN)

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This book focuses on the representation of the practitioner of the occult in mid to late nineteenth-century British literature. The occult was a source of emotional support and scientific curiosity during this time of change and uncertainty because it seemed to offer answers to both spiritual and scientific questions through measurable, albeit unconventional, means. However, the occult was also viewed as a threat to British society, an assault on it values, and a fundamental danger to emerging scientific enterprise. By examining the ways in which the occult and its practitioners are represented in British novels from 1850-1900, this book traces the ways that the novels commented on, participated in, and contributed to the racialization of the occult that occurred throughout the nineteenth century in Britain. The representations of the occult characters in these novels interpreted and transmitted the social, political, economic, and scientific discourses about race in the nineteenth century to the reading public, as well as participating in the discourse surrounding race and the occult.

John Bliss received his PhD from the University of St Andrews, UK, following his achievement of an MA in English from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, USA, where he focused on 19th century literature, and a dual degree from the University of Minnesota Morris, USA. He has presented some of his research at various conferences across the UK and the US, and continues to harbor an interest in the intersections of literature and society.

Erscheinungsdatum	26.07.2023
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-5275-2038-2 / 1527520382
ISBN-13	978-1-5275-2038-7 / 9781527520387
Zustand	Neuware