Functions of Victorian Culture at the Present Time - Hardcover

Krueger, Christine L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0821414607 ISBN 13: 9780821414606

Publisher: Ohio University Press, 2002

Synopsis

We are a century removed from Queen Victoria's death, yet the culture that bears her name is alive and well across the globe. Not only is Victorian culture the subject of lively critical debate, but it draws widespread interest from popular audiences and consumers. Functions of Victorian Culture at the Present Time addresses the theme of the Victorians' continuing legacy and its effect on our own culture and perception of the world. The contributors' diverse topics include the persistent influence of Jack the Ripper on police procedures, the enormous success of the magazine Victoria and the lifestyle it promotes, and film, television, and theatrical adaptations of Victorian texts. Also addressed are appropriations of Oscar Wilde to market gay identity in contemporary advertising, and appeals to the Victorian empire in constructing the 'New Britain' for the era of globalization. Functions of Victorian Culture at the Present Time encourages a critique of how these artifacts contribute to contemporary culture and confronts the challenges of disseminating the older culture in the new millennium. The contributors include Simon Joyce, Ronald R. Thomas, Miriam Bailin, Ellen Bayuk Rosenman, Jesse Matz, Sharon Aronofsky Weltman, Kathleen Lonsdale, Christine L. Krueger, Florence Boos, David Barndollar, Susan Schorn, and Sue Lonoff.

About this title

Synopsis:

An assessment of the theme of the Victorians' continuing legacy and its effect on our own culture and perception of the world. The contributors' diverse topics include the persistent influence of Jack the Ripper on police procedures, the success of the magazine "Victoria" and the lifestyle it promotes, and film, television and theatrical adaptations of Victorian texts. Also addressed are appropriations of Oscar Wilde to market gay identity in advertising and appeals to the Victorian empire in constructing the "New Britain" for the era of globalization. This text encourages a critique of how these artefacts contribute to 21st century culture and confronts the challenges of disseminating the older culture in the new millennium.

About the Author:

Christine L. Krueger is associate professor of English at Marquette University. She is the author of The Reader's Repentance: Women Preachers, Women Writers, and Nineteenth-Century Social Discourse and essays on Victorian fiction, gender, literature, and law.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0821414607
• ISBN 13: 9780821414606
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 216