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A geography of ghosts: the spectral landscapes of Mary Butts
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Abstract The paper considers the writings of Mary Butts (1890—1937) to explore a geography of ghosts. After examining earlier geographical engagements with the spectral and magical, and outlining the terms of recent scholarly debate concerning spectrality, the pap... view more
The paper considers the writings of Mary Butts (1890—1937) to explore a geography of ghosts. After examining earlier geographical engagements with the spectral and magical, and outlining the terms of recent scholarly debate concerning spectrality, the paper introduces Butts' life and work, focussing on her ghostly writings in stories, novels, journals, autobiography and an essay on the supernatural in fiction. Butts' discussion of magic and place, and her accounts of the landscapes of Dorset and west Cornwall, demonstrate a version of spectral landscape conveying enchantment, secret meaning and a culturally select geography. The paper concludes by considering Butts in relation to current discussions of spectral geography.... view less
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ghosts; geography; Mary Butts; spectrality;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 335-357
Journal
Cultural Geographies, 15 (2008) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1474474008091331
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)