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dc.contributor.authorMoss, Ethan J.*
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-22T14:11:18Z
dc.date.available2019-01-22T14:11:18Z
dc.date.issued2018-11-28
dc.identifier.citationMoss, E. J. (2018). The Intrusive Supernatural: Disruptions to Order in Nineteenth-Century Society. (Masters thesis). University of Chester, United Kingdom.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10034/621791
dc.description.abstractThe Nineteenth Century was an era of frequent change, making Victorian identity increasingly difficult to identify as the divisions in society splintered the various forms of religious, political and social beliefs of the British public. Within the shadows of all these changes lurked a frequent motif of supernatural intrusion, inserting some form of superstitious element into the multiple aspects of Victorian living. This additional supernatural attribute contributed to the convoluted nature of Victorian existence, destabilising the realities and the perceptions of the social order through a paradoxical age of both rationalism and superstition. This work will aim to identify the uses of the intrusive supernatural concept in nineteenth-century literature and culture, as well as the consequences that follow its incorporation. The essay will establish the habits of the intrusive supernatural and determine whether it exists as a product or cause of the changes to nineteenth-century life. Subsequently the essay shall seek to explore the relationship between the supernatural and disruptions to the supposed natural order of Victorian society. The research into this subject will involve the exploration of both metaphorical and literary uses of the supernatural, as well as the genuine attempts to confront supernatural phenomena in Victorian culture.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Chesteren_US
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
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dc.subjectNineteenth-century literatureen_US
dc.subjectsupernaturalen_US
dc.subjectVictorianen_US
dc.subjectidentityen_US
dc.titleThe Intrusive Supernatural: Disruptions to Order in Nineteenth-Century Societyen_US
dc.typeThesis or dissertationen_US
dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_US
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters Degreeen_US


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