The Ubiquitous Absence of Jack: Ripper Street and the (Neo-)Victorian Obsession

• Authors: Krawczyk-Żywko Lucyna
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

Despite the title reference, the BBC’s Ripper Street (2012‒2014) was not intended as another Jack the Ripper story; the infamous killer’s absence is acutely felt in its first three seasons, though. The paper examines the way his acts are being recalled for the characters and viewers, but also reconstructed in a performance and copycat murders, and how, even though the Ripper is long gone, people may become his victims. The absence as echoed in the series plot and setting is a commentary on both the Victorian and modern fascination with the unsolved case.

Keywords

EN

Jack the Ripper; Ripper Street - TV series; Neo-Victorianism

• Publisher: Institute of English Studies, University of Warsaw
• Journal: Anglica. An International Journal of English Studies
• Year: 2016
• Issue: 25/1
• Pages: 171-180

Contributors

author

Krawczyk-Żywko Lucyna

• Institute of English Studies, University of Warsaw

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