Melissa Valiska Gregory
Biographic Data
| ID | 6011595 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa Valiska Gregory |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa Valiska |
| FAMILY NAME | Gregory |
| SIGNATURE | GREGORY M V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toledo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Genre
I S genre a restrictive or productive mode of interpretation for Victorian literature? While twentieth-century theorists such as Benedetto Croce and Jacques Derrida mistrusted genre as a conservative edict that policed literature's borders and denied its dynamism, literary scholars who take up genre these days often contend that it is the prime source of a literary text's creative and social energy. Metaphors of activity and fluidity dominate the…
Women Writers, Nineteenth Century Nursery Rhyme and Lyric Innovation
From “Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star” to “Mary Had a Little Lamb”, some of the most recognizable children's verse in the English language was written by nineteenth century women poets. A close look at this tradition of original nursery rhyme reveals that it is surprisingly experimental and that it enhances our understanding of the ways in which women writers from this period negotiated the relations between gender, genre and authorship. Indeed, chi…
Bleak Houses
Reviewed by: Bleak Houses: Marital Violence in Victorian Fiction Melissa Valiska Gregory (bio) Bleak Houses: Marital Violence in Victorian Fiction, by Lisa Surridge; pp. 271. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2005, $24.95. "Bill, Bill, for dear God's sake, for your own, for mine, stop before you spill my blood!" One of Charles Dickens's most famous scenes, the death of Nancy in Oliver Twist (1838) shocked audiences and reverberated throughout Victor…
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Bleak Houses
Reviewed by: Bleak Houses: Marital Violence in Victorian Fiction Melissa Valiska Gregory (bio) Bleak Houses: Marital Violence in Victorian Fiction, by Lisa Surridge; pp. 271. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2005, $24.95. "Bill, Bill, for dear God's sake, for your own, for mine, stop before you spill my blood!" One of Charles Dickens's most famous scenes, the death of Nancy in Oliver Twist (1838) shocked audiences and reverberated throughout Victor…
Women Writers, Nineteenth Century Nursery Rhyme and Lyric Innovation
From “Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star” to “Mary Had a Little Lamb”, some of the most recognizable children's verse in the English language was written by nineteenth century women poets. A close look at this tradition of original nursery rhyme reveals that it is surprisingly experimental and that it enhances our understanding of the ways in which women writers from this period negotiated the relations between gender, genre and authorship. Indeed, chi…
Genre
I S genre a restrictive or productive mode of interpretation for Victorian literature? While twentieth-century theorists such as Benedetto Croce and Jacques Derrida mistrusted genre as a conservative edict that policed literature's borders and denied its dynamism, literary scholars who take up genre these days often contend that it is the prime source of a literary text's creative and social energy. Metaphors of activity and fluidity dominate the…
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