Creating character : theories of nature and nurture in Victorian sensation fiction / / Helena Ifill |
Autore | Ifill Helena |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 pages) : digital file(s) |
Disciplina | 823.8 |
Collana | Interventions : Rethinking the Nineteenth Century |
Soggetto topico |
English fiction - 19th century - History and criticism
Personality in literature Characters and characteristics in literature Literature Literary Studies: C 1800 To C 1900 LITERARY CRITICISM / General Ireland |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books. |
Soggetto non controllato |
Degeneration
Education Heredity Insanity Mary Elizabeth Braddon Responsibility Self-Determinism Sensation novels Wilkie Collins Willpower |
ISBN |
1-5261-3627-9
1-5261-2658-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Part I: Self-control, willpower and monomania -- 1. Basil and No Name -- 2. John Marchmont's Legacy -- Part II: Heredity and degeneration -- 3. The Lady Lisle -- 4. Armadale -- Part III: Education, environment and circumstance -- 5. Man and Wife -- 6. Lost for Love -- Conclusion -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795051303321 |
Ifill Helena | ||
Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Creating character : theories of nature and nurture in Victorian sensation fiction / / Helena Ifill |
Autore | Ifill Helena |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 pages) : digital file(s) |
Disciplina | 823.8 |
Collana | Interventions : Rethinking the Nineteenth Century |
Soggetto topico |
English fiction - 19th century - History and criticism
Personality in literature Characters and characteristics in literature Literature Literary Studies: C 1800 To C 1900 LITERARY CRITICISM / General Ireland |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books. |
Soggetto non controllato |
Degeneration
Education Heredity Insanity Mary Elizabeth Braddon Responsibility Self-Determinism Sensation novels Wilkie Collins Willpower |
ISBN |
1-5261-3627-9
1-5261-2658-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Part I: Self-control, willpower and monomania -- 1. Basil and No Name -- 2. John Marchmont's Legacy -- Part II: Heredity and degeneration -- 3. The Lady Lisle -- 4. Armadale -- Part III: Education, environment and circumstance -- 5. Man and Wife -- 6. Lost for Love -- Conclusion -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822342803321 |
Ifill Helena | ||
Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Degeneration, decadence and disease in the Russian fin de siècle : Neurasthenia in the life and work of Leonid Andreev / / by Frederick H. White |
Autore | White Frederick H. <1970-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 290 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s) |
Disciplina | 891.733 |
Collana | Durham modern languages series |
Soggetto topico |
Degeneration in literature
Mental illness in literature Ethics in literature Paraphilias in literature Neurasthenia Cultural Studies Literary Studies: Plays & Playwrights LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama Eastern Europe |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Soggetto non controllato |
Decadence
Degeneration Illness narrative Leonid Andreev Madness Neurasthenia Psychiatry Russian fin de siècle Russian literature |
ISBN |
1-5261-0211-0
1-78170-744-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Degeneration, decadence and disease in the Russian fin de siècle: Neurasthenia in the life and work of Leonid Andreev ; Half Title Page ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents ; Figures ; Acknowledgements ; Notes on Russian terms, images and abbreviations ; 1. Introduction
2. Degeneration and decadence 3. Diaries and diagnosis ; 4. Controversy and success ; 5. Loss and rebellion ; 6. Feigned and performed ; 7. Diaries and death ; 8. Conclusions ; Bibliography ; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787449703321 |
White Frederick H. <1970-> | ||
Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Degeneration, decadence and disease in the Russian fin de siècle : Neurasthenia in the life and work of Leonid Andreev / / by Frederick H. White |
Autore | White Frederick H. <1970-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 290 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s) |
Disciplina | 891.733 |
Collana | Durham modern languages series |
Soggetto topico |
Degeneration in literature
Mental illness in literature Ethics in literature Paraphilias in literature Neurasthenia Cultural Studies Literary Studies: Plays & Playwrights LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama Eastern Europe |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Soggetto non controllato |
Decadence
Degeneration Illness narrative Leonid Andreev Madness Neurasthenia Psychiatry Russian fin de siècle Russian literature |
ISBN |
1-5261-0211-0
1-78170-744-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Degeneration, decadence and disease in the Russian fin de siècle: Neurasthenia in the life and work of Leonid Andreev ; Half Title Page ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents ; Figures ; Acknowledgements ; Notes on Russian terms, images and abbreviations ; 1. Introduction
2. Degeneration and decadence 3. Diaries and diagnosis ; 4. Controversy and success ; 5. Loss and rebellion ; 6. Feigned and performed ; 7. Diaries and death ; 8. Conclusions ; Bibliography ; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825632803321 |
White Frederick H. <1970-> | ||
Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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