Reinventing Marie Corelli for the Twenty-First Century

Novelist Marie Corelli was extremely popular at the turn of the century, so much so that J. M. Stuart-Young complained about the 'Corelli Cult'. Corelli broke all sales records during the 30 years of her publishing. Her books have enjoyed a resurgence of interest over the past two decades for various reasons but ostensibly due to their challenge to gender constrictions. Corelli's perception of gender and her gender demeanor were complicated and mercurial. Speculation that she was transgendered, a deduction drawn from her writing and from her having lived in an intimate relationship with Bertha Vyver for 64 years, makes her a person of interest today. Additionally, her 30 novels, short stories and essays are all in print and they reflect a myriad of themes and experiences as relevant today, if not more so, than during the late Victorian period. So far, other than a special issue of 'Women's Writing' in 2006, no collection of essays on Corelli has been published. 'Reinventing Marie Corelli for the Twenty-First Century' is the first to remedy that, prompted by her current popularity, a desire to introduce her to a new generation and to instigate critical inquiry that will offer an appreciation for her themes, style and historical place in the literary canon.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Dedication
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List of Illustrations
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Chronology
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List of Abbreviations
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Introduction
pp 1-16
- By Brenda Ayres, Teaches for Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia., Sarah E. Maier, Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of New Brunswick, Director of Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies and was named University Teaching Scholar in 2006.
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Chapter 1 - Stratford-Upon-Avon's “Great Little Lady”
pp 17-42
- By Nick Leigh Birch, Obtained funding for the statue's restoration by the City and Guild School of Art in London, and the reinstatement of the monument.
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Chapter 2 - From “Girl Alone” to “Genius”: Corelli's Transforming Epistolary Rhetoric
pp 43-60
- By Colleen Morrissey, PhD candidate in English at the Ohio State University.
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Chapter 3 - Marie Corelli, the Public Sphere and Public Opinion
pp 61-80
- By Julia Kuehn, Professor of English at the University of Hong Kong.
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Chapter 4 - “The Muses Are Women; So Are the Fates”: Corelli's Literary Masquerade(s)
pp 81-100
- By Sarah E. Maier, Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of New Brunswick, Director of Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies and was named University Teaching Scholar in 2006.
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Chapter 5 - The Devil & Miss Corelli: Re-gendering the Diabolical and the Redemptive in The Sorrows of Satan
pp 101-118
- By Julianne Smith, Professor of English at Pepperdine University in Malibu.
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Chapter 6 - Muscular Christianity Unbound: Masculinity in Ardath
pp 119-136
- By Gareth Hadyk-DeLodder, Currently a PhD candidate at the University of Florida
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Chapter 7 - Over Her (Un)dead Body: Gender Politics, Mediumship and Feminist Spiritual Theology in the Works of Marie Corelli
pp 137-156
- By Carol Margaret Davison, Specialist in Gothic and Victorian literature, African American literature, women's writing and cultural teratology
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Chapter 8 - “The Story of a Dead Self ”: The Theosophical Novels of Marie Corelli
pp 157-176
- By Brenda Ayres, Teaches for Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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Chapter 9 - “Something Vile in the Composition”: Marie Corelli's Ziska, Decadent Portraiture and the New Woman
pp 177-192
- By Angie Blumberg, postdoctoral fellow in the English Department at Auburn University.
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List of Contributors
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Bibliography
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

List of Illustrations
pp ix-x

Chronology
pp xi-xii

List of Abbreviations
pp xiii-xiv

Introduction
pp 1-16

Chapter 1 - Stratford-Upon-Avon's “Great Little Lady”
pp 17-42

Chapter 2 - From “Girl Alone” to “Genius”: Corelli's Transforming Epistolary Rhetoric
pp 43-60

Chapter 3 - Marie Corelli, the Public Sphere and Public Opinion
pp 61-80

Chapter 4 - “The Muses Are Women; So Are the Fates”: Corelli's Literary Masquerade(s)
pp 81-100

Chapter 5 - The Devil & Miss Corelli: Re-gendering the Diabolical and the Redemptive in The Sorrows of Satan
pp 101-118

Chapter 6 - Muscular Christianity Unbound: Masculinity in Ardath
pp 119-136

Chapter 7 - Over Her (Un)dead Body: Gender Politics, Mediumship and Feminist Spiritual Theology in the Works of Marie Corelli
pp 137-156

Chapter 8 - “The Story of a Dead Self ”: The Theosophical Novels of Marie Corelli
pp 157-176

Chapter 9 - “Something Vile in the Composition”: Marie Corelli's Ziska, Decadent Portraiture and the New Woman
pp 177-192

List of Contributors
pp 193-196

Bibliography
pp 197-214

Index
pp 215-218

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