Idol of Suburbia: Marie Corelli and Late-Victorian Literary Culture
- ISBN-10
- 0813919150
- ISBN-13
- 9780813919157
- Category
- Authors and readers
- Pages
- 201
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Author
- Annette Federico
Description
Despite the ridicule of reviewers, Marie Corelli (1855-1924) was the most popular novelist of her time. Federico (English, James Madison University) points out the creative, combative and contradictory nature of Corelli's participation in the culture, and argues that her attempts to create her own image illuminate continuing debates about literary value, class hegemony, and gender politics. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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