ThisbookexaminesaspectsoflateVictorianandearlytwentieth-centurymaterialcultureasrepresentedinselectedliterarytexts,particularlytheareasoftechnologicalproductsandmaterialfashion.Itutilizestheinsightsofmaterialculturestudiesandtherenewedemphasisonobjectsandthings,toarguethatVictorianliterature,traditionallyseenasprioritizingcharactersandthehumansubject,alsoservestohighlighttheindeliblylinkedandmutuallystructuring/enablingrelationshipbetweenthematerialandthehuman.StudiesonVictorianmaterialculturehavelargelyprioritizedthemid-Victoriannovelandcanonicalwriters,butthelatenineteenthandearlytwentiethcenturysceneisalsoimportant,particularlyinviewoftheaccelerationofcommoditycultureandtheexpansionoftechnologyfromtheindustrialfloortokeyfacetsofpersonallifeincludingcommunicationsandmobility.Thisperiodisalsonoteworthybecauseofthemuchenhancedroleofwomenandtheirincreasingprominenceinthepublicspaceofcommodityculture.Inthesenewdevelopments,theexperienceofwomenasnewparticipantsandusersconstitutesaninalienablepartofturn-of-the-centurymaterialculture,andthisbookhopestoshedfreshlightonthisimportant,newlyemergingtopic.
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