Female Sexuality and Modes of Communication in Nineteenth- Century Transatlantic Literature
‘Transportation is physical, communication is psychical’: Female Sexuality and Modes of Communication in Nineteenth- Century Transatlantic Literature Thesis submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the Department of English University of Lancaster September, 2014 Mohammed Hamdan, M.A. Acknowledgments Let me thank everyone who has been there to inspire and guide me throughout my doctoral study at Lancaster University. To my supervisor Andrew Tate, I owe a massive thank you for his persistent support, inspiring conversations and helpful editing of my thesis chapters. I also deeply thank the academic staff members at the Department of English for their wonderful insight and never-failing motivation; John Schad, Sally Bushell, Michael Greaney, Jo Carruthers, Arthur Bradley, Alison Findlay, Liz Oakley-Brown, Hilary Hinds and everyone else. To all my colleagues, especially Alan Gregory, Harriet Newnes and Abby Edmunds for proofreading and feedback, I very much thank you for your constant encouragement and assistance. A doctoral degree can be a tough job, but with the unflagging help of Rachel White, everything becomes easy and possible. I am greatly grateful to Rachel for her interesting ideas and chats, helpful editing and lovely humour. I would like to send a big Thank You to home, to my parents, brothers, sister and late uncle, Taysir Jaber, who have constantly been the source of my enthusiasm and diligence. I owe you so much. And finally, I dedicate this thesis to the memory of all innocent lives of Palestinians who were killed during the recent deadly Israeli aggression against Gaza beginning in July 2014. May your beautiful souls rest in peace! ‘Transportation is physical, communication is psychical’: Female Sexuality and Modes of Communication in Nineteenth-Century Transatlantic Literature Thesis submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the Department of English University of Lancaster September, 2014 Mohammed Hamdan, M.A.
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