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- Title
Genres in Motion.
- Authors
Agathocleous, Tanya
- Abstract
This article discusses three essays that explore the movement and translation of genres in the context of Victorian studies. The first essay by Amy E. Martin examines how Irish nationalist newspapers used gothic tropes to construct an image of the colonized world as an extralegal laboratory of power. The second essay by Cara Murray focuses on colonial sanitation reports in mid-century Bombay, highlighting how they enforced the logic of urban development without considering local geography and cultural practices. The third essay by Olivia Lingyi Xu discusses the popularity of Chinese translations of English novels at the end of the nineteenth century, emphasizing the role of translation in shaping the novel as a global genre. Overall, these essays offer new perspectives on the limitations and complexities of Victorian studies and highlight the value of literary studies in understanding the past.
- Subjects
GAZE; SEPOY Rebellion, India, 1857-1858; VICTORIAN Period, Great Britain, 1837-1901; GREAT Famine, Ireland, 1845-1852; ENGLISH fiction; ANTI-imperialist movements
- Publication
Victorian Studies, 2023, Vol 65, Issue 3, p386
- ISSN
0042-5222
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2979/vic.00002