摘要：This special issue aims to strengthen and further expand the range of inquiry in neo-Victorian studies by looking at neo-Victorianism's global reach and relevance beyond the Anglosphere. By looking at neo- Victorianism as both a globally consumed and globally produced commodity, it seeks to open up the debate on the role of neo-Victorianism as a global, adaptive and adaptational phenomenon – one that exists in a digital era of quickly re-mediated generic forms, responding to the demands and liberties of convergence culture, and where the global language of exchange is English. Such an approach, we argue, necessitates a closer interdisciplinary involvement not only with postcolonial and adaptation studies, but also with translation studies and world literature. This perspective will inevitably lead to the re-examination of some critical perspectives and to a revisiting of theoretical debates, especially the one regarding the applicability of the term 'neo-Victorian' outside the sphere of British imperial influence (as well as within the British sphere of influence in the case of neo-Victorianism's relationship to nostalgia in re-visionings of traumatic historical events such as the Irish Famine). The ultimate goal of this special issue is to go beyond the current postcolonial frontier in the study of neo-Victorianism and test the reach and relevance of neo- Victorianism beyond the borders of the British Empire and the English language.
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