Open AccessGhostly Hands
Author(s) -
Morgan Aprill,
Lauren Lutz
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
digital literature review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2692-904X
DOI - 10.33043/dlr.1.0.167-185
Subject(s) - theme (computing) , trope (literature) , romance , context (archaeology) , property (philosophy) , history , class (philosophy) , art , literature , aesthetics , philosophy , computer science , epistemology , archaeology , operating system
This edition critically analyzes “The Romance of Certain Old Clothes” by Henry James. It is put in context with three other Victorian ghost stories that use the similar trope of ghostly hands. The theme of these ghostly hands is used to explore Victorian era issues concerning class, property exchange, and the roles of women.