Bodies of reform [[electronic resource] ] : the rhetoric of character in Gilded Age America / / James B. Salazar |
Autore | Salazar James B |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : New York University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (312 p.) |
Disciplina | 823/.809353 |
Collana | America and the long 19th century |
Soggetto topico |
American fiction - 19th century - History and criticism
Character in literature Characters and characteristics in literature National characteristics, American, in literature Character - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century Rhetoric - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century Political culture - United States - History - 19th century Politics and literature - United States - History - 19th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-8147-8653-7
0-8147-4132-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Philanthropic Taste -- 2. Character Is Capital -- 3. Muscle Memory -- 4. “A Story Written on Her Face” -- 5. Character’s Conduct -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458315703321 |
Salazar James B
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Bodies of reform [[electronic resource] ] : the rhetoric of character in Gilded Age America / / James B. Salazar |
Autore | Salazar James B |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : New York University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (312 p.) |
Disciplina | 823/.809353 |
Collana | America and the long 19th century |
Soggetto topico |
American fiction - 19th century - History and criticism
Character in literature Characters and characteristics in literature National characteristics, American, in literature Character - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century Rhetoric - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century Political culture - United States - History - 19th century Politics and literature - United States - History - 19th century |
Soggetto non controllato |
Bodies
States United category century character charting concept culture cultures development early-twentieth fictional from genres literature mid-nineteenth movements nineteenth-century pivotal political reconceives reform social this |
ISBN |
0-8147-8653-7
0-8147-4132-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Philanthropic Taste -- 2. Character Is Capital -- 3. Muscle Memory -- 4. “A Story Written on Her Face” -- 5. Character’s Conduct -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791425403321 |
Salazar James B
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Character and Satire in Post War Fiction [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Gregson Ian |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (190 p.) |
Disciplina |
823.920927
823/.9140927 |
Collana | Continuum Literary Studies |
Soggetto topico |
American fiction
Caricature in literature Character in literature Electronic books English fiction Satire, American Satire, English World War, 1939-1945 English Languages & Literatures English Literature |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-02446-9
9786612024467 1-4411-3000-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Subverting Racist Caricature: Ralph Ellison and Toni Morrison; 2 Joseph Heller's Allegories of Money; 3 Philip Roth's Vulgar, Aggressive Clowning; 4 Joyce Carol Oates's Political Anger; 5 Muriel Spark's Puppets of Thwarted Authority; 6 Magic Realism As Caricature: Angela Carter and Salman Rushdie; 7 The Caricaturist As Celebrity: Martin Amis and Will Self; 8 Caricature Versus Character: The Self As Cartoon; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454167403321 |
Gregson Ian
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London, : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2006 | ||
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Character and Satire in Post War Fiction [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Gregson Ian |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (190 p.) |
Disciplina |
823.920927
823/.9140927 |
Collana | Continuum Literary Studies |
Soggetto topico |
American fiction
Caricature in literature Character in literature Electronic books English fiction Satire, American Satire, English World War, 1939-1945 English Languages & Literatures English Literature |
ISBN |
1-282-02446-9
9786612024467 1-4411-3000-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Subverting Racist Caricature: Ralph Ellison and Toni Morrison; 2 Joseph Heller's Allegories of Money; 3 Philip Roth's Vulgar, Aggressive Clowning; 4 Joyce Carol Oates's Political Anger; 5 Muriel Spark's Puppets of Thwarted Authority; 6 Magic Realism As Caricature: Angela Carter and Salman Rushdie; 7 The Caricaturist As Celebrity: Martin Amis and Will Self; 8 Caricature Versus Character: The Self As Cartoon; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782993203321 |
Gregson Ian
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London, : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2006 | ||
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The character of the self in ancient India [[electronic resource] ] : priests, kings, and women in the early Upaniṣads / / Brian Black |
Autore | Black Brian <1970-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
Disciplina | 294.5/9218 |
Collana | SUNY series in Hindu studies |
Soggetto topico |
Hindu literature, Sanskrit - History and criticism
Character in literature Self in literature |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-7914-8052-6
1-4294-9980-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""The Character of the Self in Ancient India""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""OPENING STATEMENT""; ""WHAT ARE THE UPANISADS?""; ""THE SELF, LIFE, DEATH, AND IMMORTALITY""; ""THE HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXT""; ""CHARACTERIZING THE SELF""; ""LITERARY CHARACTERS""; ""THE SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF KNOWLEDGE""; ""MYSTERY OR MYSTIQUE: THE CHARACTER OF KNOWLEDGE""; ""1. Teachers and Students: The Emergence of Teaching as an Object of Discourse""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""SANDILYA AND THE TEACHING OF ATMAN AND BRAHMAN""; ""SANDILYA FROM RITUALIST TO TEACHER""
""UDDALAKA ARUNI AND THE TEACHING OF TAT TVAM ASI""""UDDALAKA AND SVETAKETU:ACTING OUT THE UPANAYANA""; ""INDRA AS THE PERSISTENT STUDENT""; ""NARADA AND SANATKUMARA: KNOWLEDGE OF ATMAN AS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE VEDAS""; ""NACIKETAS AND THE INITIATION OF ANUPANISHADIC BRAHMIN""; ""THE GRADUATION OF A BRAHMIN STUDENTIN THE TAITTIRIYA UPANISAD""; ""SATYAKAMA AND THE BEGINNINGS OF A BRAHMIN HAGIOGRAPHY""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""2. Debates between Brahmins: The Competitive Dynamics of the Brahmodya""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE BRAHMODYA AND THE SACRIFICE"" ""Notes"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452066403321 |
Black Brian <1970->
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The character of the self in ancient India [[electronic resource] ] : priests, kings, and women in the early Upaniṣads / / Brian Black |
Autore | Black Brian <1970-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
Disciplina | 294.5/9218 |
Collana | SUNY series in Hindu studies |
Soggetto topico |
Hindu literature, Sanskrit - History and criticism
Character in literature Self in literature |
ISBN |
0-7914-8052-6
1-4294-9980-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""The Character of the Self in Ancient India""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""OPENING STATEMENT""; ""WHAT ARE THE UPANISADS?""; ""THE SELF, LIFE, DEATH, AND IMMORTALITY""; ""THE HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXT""; ""CHARACTERIZING THE SELF""; ""LITERARY CHARACTERS""; ""THE SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF KNOWLEDGE""; ""MYSTERY OR MYSTIQUE: THE CHARACTER OF KNOWLEDGE""; ""1. Teachers and Students: The Emergence of Teaching as an Object of Discourse""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""SANDILYA AND THE TEACHING OF ATMAN AND BRAHMAN""; ""SANDILYA FROM RITUALIST TO TEACHER""
""UDDALAKA ARUNI AND THE TEACHING OF TAT TVAM ASI""""UDDALAKA AND SVETAKETU:ACTING OUT THE UPANAYANA""; ""INDRA AS THE PERSISTENT STUDENT""; ""NARADA AND SANATKUMARA: KNOWLEDGE OF ATMAN AS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE VEDAS""; ""NACIKETAS AND THE INITIATION OF ANUPANISHADIC BRAHMIN""; ""THE GRADUATION OF A BRAHMIN STUDENTIN THE TAITTIRIYA UPANISAD""; ""SATYAKAMA AND THE BEGINNINGS OF A BRAHMIN HAGIOGRAPHY""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""2. Debates between Brahmins: The Competitive Dynamics of the Brahmodya""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE BRAHMODYA AND THE SACRIFICE"" ""Notes"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778117303321 |
Black Brian <1970->
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The Crisis of Action in Nineteenth-Century English Literature / Stefanie Markovits |
Autore | Markovits Stefanie <1971-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Columbus : , : Ohio State University Press, , 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 258 p.) |
Disciplina | 820.9/358 |
Soggetto topico |
Character in literature
National characteristics, British, in literature Literature and society - Great Britain - History - 19th century English literature - 19th century - History and criticism |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Wordsworth's revolution: from The Borderers to The White Doe of Rylstone -- The case of Clough: Amours de Voyage and the crisis of action in Victorian verse -- "That girl has some drama in her": George Eliot's problem with action -- Henry James's nefarious plot: form and freedom in the hands of the master. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910524678003321 |
Markovits Stefanie <1971->
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Poetics of character : transatlantic encounters, 1700-1900 / / Susan Manning [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Manning Susan <1953-2013, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 315 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 820.9/384 |
Collana | Cambridge studies in Romanticism |
Soggetto topico |
Romanticism
Character in literature English literature - 18th century - History and criticism English literature - 19th century - History and criticism American literature - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - History and criticism American literature - 1783-1850 - History and criticism American literature - 19th century - History and criticism Comparative literature - English and American Comparative literature - American and English |
ISBN |
1-107-70314-X
1-139-89355-6 1-107-49802-3 1-107-69288-1 1-107-32635-4 1-107-59865-6 1-107-70396-4 1-107-66974-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue -- Part I. Transatlantic Literary History and the Poetics of Character: 1. 'But is analogy argument?' -- Part II. Reading Character in Comparison -- 2. Transatlantic contagion and the seductions of allegory -- 3. 'Choice flowers' and characterless women -- 4. Characters and representatives: 'floating fragments of a wrecked renown' -- 5. Literary friendship and transatlantic correspondences -- 6. Subjects and objects: 'always joined, never settled' -- 7. Historical characters: virtue ethics and the limits of romantic biography -- 8. Poetics of character. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453257303321 |
Manning Susan <1953-2013, >
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Poetics of character : transatlantic encounters, 1700-1900 / / Susan Manning [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Manning Susan <1953-2013, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 315 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 820.9/384 |
Collana | Cambridge studies in Romanticism |
Soggetto topico |
Romanticism
Character in literature English literature - 18th century - History and criticism English literature - 19th century - History and criticism American literature - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - History and criticism American literature - 1783-1850 - History and criticism American literature - 19th century - History and criticism Comparative literature - English and American Comparative literature - American and English |
ISBN |
1-107-70314-X
1-139-89355-6 1-107-49802-3 1-107-69288-1 1-107-32635-4 1-107-59865-6 1-107-70396-4 1-107-66974-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue -- Part I. Transatlantic Literary History and the Poetics of Character: 1. 'But is analogy argument?' -- Part II. Reading Character in Comparison -- 2. Transatlantic contagion and the seductions of allegory -- 3. 'Choice flowers' and characterless women -- 4. Characters and representatives: 'floating fragments of a wrecked renown' -- 5. Literary friendship and transatlantic correspondences -- 6. Subjects and objects: 'always joined, never settled' -- 7. Historical characters: virtue ethics and the limits of romantic biography -- 8. Poetics of character. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790741003321 |
Manning Susan <1953-2013, >
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 | ||
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Poetics of character : transatlantic encounters, 1700-1900 / / Susan Manning [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Manning Susan <1953-2013, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 315 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 820.9/384 |
Collana | Cambridge studies in Romanticism |
Soggetto topico |
Romanticism
Character in literature English literature - 18th century - History and criticism English literature - 19th century - History and criticism American literature - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - History and criticism American literature - 1783-1850 - History and criticism American literature - 19th century - History and criticism Comparative literature - English and American Comparative literature - American and English |
ISBN |
1-107-70314-X
1-139-89355-6 1-107-49802-3 1-107-69288-1 1-107-32635-4 1-107-59865-6 1-107-70396-4 1-107-66974-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue -- Part I. Transatlantic Literary History and the Poetics of Character: 1. 'But is analogy argument?' -- Part II. Reading Character in Comparison -- 2. Transatlantic contagion and the seductions of allegory -- 3. 'Choice flowers' and characterless women -- 4. Characters and representatives: 'floating fragments of a wrecked renown' -- 5. Literary friendship and transatlantic correspondences -- 6. Subjects and objects: 'always joined, never settled' -- 7. Historical characters: virtue ethics and the limits of romantic biography -- 8. Poetics of character. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828297003321 |
Manning Susan <1953-2013, >
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