Wilkie Collins was one of the most popular novelists during England's Victorian era. While Collins scholarship has often focused on social issues, this critical study explores his formal ingenuity, particularly the novel of testimony constructed from epistolary fiction, trial reports and prose monologue. His innovations in form were later mirrored by Vera Caspary, who adapted The Woman in White three times into contemporary fiction. This text explores how the formal dialogue between Collins and Caspary has linked sensation fiction with noir thrillers and film noir.
Wilkie Collins was one of the most popular novelists during England's Victorian era. While Collins scholarship has often focused on social issues, this critical study explores his formal ingenuity, particularly the novel of testimony constructed from epistolary fiction, trial reports and prose monologue. His innovations in form were later mirrored by Vera Caspary, who adapted The Woman in White three times into contemporary fiction. This text explores how the formal dialogue between Collins and Caspary has linked sensation fiction with noir thrillers and film noir.
A.B. Emrys is professor emeritus of English at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. She lives in Winter Park, Florida.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Framed: A Brief History of Documents as Narrative Frames 2. How He Wrote His Books: The Apprentice Years of Framing Testimony 3. The Woman in White: Collins Launches the Casebook Novel 4. Counterpoint Witnessing in No Name and Armadale 5. The Moonstone: Collins Eclipses His First Casebook 6. Framed Testimony in Collins's Later Novels 7. The Casebook After Collins 8. Before Laura: Vera Caspary's Early Career and Novels 9. Laura: A Noir Novel Deeply Rooted in Sensation 10. Laura and Bedelia: "New Woman" Noir 11. After Laura: Caspary's Other Casebook Novels 12. Caspary Continues to Apply Multiple Focus 13. Reframed: Multiple Focus in Popular and Literary Texts Conclusion Bibliography deletePrimary Collins Texts deletePrimary Caspary Texts deleteOther Primary Texts deleteSecondary Texts Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Framed: A Brief History of Documents as Narrative Frames 2. How He Wrote His Books: The Apprentice Years of Framing Testimony 3. The Woman in White: Collins Launches the Casebook Novel 4. Counterpoint Witnessing in No Name and Armadale 5. The Moonstone: Collins Eclipses His First Casebook 6. Framed Testimony in Collins's Later Novels 7. The Casebook After Collins 8. Before Laura: Vera Caspary's Early Career and Novels 9. Laura: A Noir Novel Deeply Rooted in Sensation 10. Laura and Bedelia: "New Woman" Noir 11. After Laura: Caspary's Other Casebook Novels 12. Caspary Continues to Apply Multiple Focus 13. Reframed: Multiple Focus in Popular and Literary Texts Conclusion Bibliography deletePrimary Collins Texts deletePrimary Caspary Texts deleteOther Primary Texts deleteSecondary Texts Index
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