Intertextual Dialogue with the Victorian Past in the Contemporary Novel examines the revival of
the Victorian age in several novels representative of the prominent neo-Victorian (or
Victorianist) trend in recent English fiction. The aim of this book is to categorise the new
genre by using concepts derived from the theory of intertextuality. The novels selected for
analysis are predicated on the interaction of contemporary and Victorian texts. First the book
charts the evolution of attitudes to the Victorian age and investigates possible reasons for
the current creative engagement with Victorianism. In the second part it offers a schema for
the classification of Victorianist fiction whereas it finally presents detailed analyses of
the chosen novels.
