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Titolo |
Twenty-first century perspectives on Victorian literature / / edited by Laurence W. Mazzeno ; contributors Jennifer Cadwallader [and twelve others] |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (231 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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English literature - 19th century - History and criticism |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Victorian Literature; 2 The Changing Reputation of the Victorian Novel; 3 Popular Fiction and Social Protest; 4 Faith and Doubt; 5 Victorian Romanticism; 6 Overt and Covert Narrative Structure; 7 What Is a Social Problem Novel?; 8 Matrimony, Property, and the "Woman Question" in Anne Brontèˆ and Mary Elizabeth Braddon; 9 A "World of Its Own Creation"; 10 Arnold as a Critic; 11 Great Expectations, Memories, and Hopes Dashed; 12 Tragedy and Ecology in the Later Novels of Thomas Hardy; Further Reading; Index; About the Editor and Contributors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is an eclectic collection of essays from a group of international scholars tackling various subjects on Victorian literature-from studies of specific authors such Charles Dickens' early and later works, Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, and novels by Thomas Hardy to more general discussions, such as the depictions of women in Victorian novels. |
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