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Beschreibung
Why are so many ghost stories narrated by men - and what do these tales reveal about ideas of masculinity? Anna S. Berger explores how Victorian and Edwardian supernatural fiction reflects anxieties around imperial decline, compulsive heterosexuality, domestic instability, and shifting gender roles. From haunted houses to colonial outposts, male protagonists face spectral challenges to the imperial masculine ideal, paternal authority, and male rational control. By drawing on works by authors like Rudyard Kipling, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Arthur Conan Doyle, this study reveals the ghost story as a site where normative masculinity falters - and alternative visions of male identity emerge.
Why are so many ghost stories narrated by men - and what do these tales reveal about ideas of masculinity? Anna S. Berger explores how Victorian and Edwardian supernatural fiction reflects anxieties around imperial decline, compulsive heterosexuality, domestic instability, and shifting gender roles. From haunted houses to colonial outposts, male protagonists face spectral challenges to the imperial masculine ideal, paternal authority, and male rational control. By drawing on works by authors like Rudyard Kipling, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Arthur Conan Doyle, this study reveals the ghost story as a site where normative masculinity falters - and alternative visions of male identity emerge.
Über den Autor
Anna S. Berger is a literary scholar and journalist. She works as a postdoctoral researcher in English didactics at Universität Augsburg and as a journalist for the Schwäbische Zeitung. Previously, she was involved in journalism education at Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal. Her research focuses on Victorian literature - particularly Gothic literature -, comics and graphic novels, as well as critical media education.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geisteswissenschaften, Geschichte, Kunst, Musik
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: GenderScripts: Literaturwissenschaft & Geschlechterforschung
Inhalt: 276 S.
ISBN-13: 9783837679564
ISBN-10: 383767956X
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: TW8005PRINT
Einband: Klappenbroschur
Autor: Berger, Anna S.
Hersteller: Transcript Verlag
Gost, Roswitha, u. Karin Werner
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Maße: 223 x 145 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Anna S. Berger
Erscheinungsdatum: 20.11.2025
Gewicht: 0,444 kg
Artikel-ID: 134248673