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Record Nr.

UNINA9910524883603321

Autore

Blumberg Ilana M. <1970->

Titolo

Victorian Sacrifice : Ethics and Economics in Mid-Century Novels / / Ilana Blumberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbus : , : Ohio State University Press, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

0-8142-7111-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

Literature, religion, and postsecular studies

Disciplina

823/.809382

Soggetti

Economics in literature

Ethics in literature

Altruism in literature

Self-sacrifice in literature

Religion and literature - Great Britain - History - 19th century

English literature - 19th century - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The heir of Redclyffe and the heiress : men, women, and Christian self-sacrifice -- Suicide, sin, and self-sacrifice in A tale of two cities -- "Love yourself as your neighbor" : guilt and the ethics of personal benefit in Adam Bede -- "Unnatural self-sacrifice" : Trollope's ethic of mutual benefit -- Collins' writerly sacrifice -- Conclusion : Robert Elsmere : the "true, best self" and the ideal of mutual service.