tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post1141662879030320102..comments2024-01-02T15:37:04.858-05:00Comments on Caravana de recuerdos: The Maniac in the Cellar: Sensation Novels of the 1860sRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-81939459466494194122009-11-12T00:19:00.271-05:002009-11-12T00:19:00.271-05:00Simon, I think you'd really enjoy this given y...Simon, I think you'd really enjoy this given your taste for sensation novels--good luck tracking down a copy. And thanks for the visit to the blog! I've been a "silent reader" over at your blog lately, but you have shamed me into popping over there and formally introducing myself. Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-52844261913998616092009-11-11T05:38:10.300-05:002009-11-11T05:38:10.300-05:00I am absolutely desperate to read this book as I a...I am absolutely desperate to read this book as I am a huge fan of sensation novels and this sounds thrilling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-40023320418795325212009-11-02T18:06:59.908-05:002009-11-02T18:06:59.908-05:00*Emily: Thanks for the "auto-didact" pro...*Emily: Thanks for the "auto-didact" props, which were richly <em>un</em>deserved but appreciated nonetheless! As I understand Hughes' telling of it, a lot of the anti-sensation novel sentiment had to do with its perceived lack of conformity with the previous models (gothic novels, Victorian melodramas) and with introducing too much "chance" and "amorality" into the developing "realist" framework. That the novels were big popular successes seems to have framed the pro- and con-arguments into something of a polemical dispute among the literati of the time. They do seem to be experiencing a renaissance in the blogosphere right now, don't they?<br /><br />*Dorothy: I tend to favor more recent scholarship/criticism when I can find it, but this one came recommended and lived up to the hype. It <em>was</em> a great source of new authors for me, but I think people more up to speed on the era/genre in question might find it more interesting for the other reasons I've mentioned. Anyway, thanks for your comment and for dropping by the blog!<br /><br />*Rebecca: Thanks--I'm having a terrible time saying goodbye to that character, so I had to find one more way to pay him my respects! P.S. Thanks for the visit!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-27868730781494191322009-11-01T08:45:24.273-05:002009-11-01T08:45:24.273-05:00I love you Count Fosco-ish endorsement of this boo...I love you Count Fosco-ish endorsement of this book!Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-41685353426430532392009-10-31T19:26:28.534-04:002009-10-31T19:26:28.534-04:00This book sounds really interesting! I'd love ...This book sounds really interesting! I'd love to learn more about the genre and how it fits into its time period. The book must be a great source of new authors to explore.Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-20927642450291094542009-10-30T13:25:07.094-04:002009-10-30T13:25:07.094-04:00Wow, impressive little auto-didact moment there, R...Wow, impressive little auto-didact moment there, Richard! :-) This sounds interesting; I don't know that much about how sensation novels were viewed at the time. It's interesting that they seem to be experiencing a renaissance in the blogosphere right now.Emilyhttp://www.eveningallafternoon.comnoreply@blogger.com