London's underground spaces: representing the victorian city, 1840-1915
Auteur :
Hwang, Haewon
Éditeur :
Edinburgh University Press
ISBN :
9780748676071
Date de publication :
12 juil. 2013
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
526 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This study explores how writers such as Charles Dickens, George Gissing, Bram Stoker and Mary Elizabeth Braddon negotiated the dirt and messiness of underground spaces and how, in spite of the transformation of London through underground sewers, underground railway and suburban cemeteries, these spaces are surprisingly absent from their works.