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Jane Austen, Virginia Woolf and Worldly Realism

Austen and Woolf are materialists, this book argues. 'Things' in their novels give us entry into some of the most contentious issues of the day. This wholly materialist understanding produces worldly realism, an experimental writing practice which asserts egalitarian continuity between peo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Morris, Pam (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Indeterminado
Publicado: Edinburgh University Press
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Worldly realism
  • Part I: Systems and things
  • Sense and sensibility: wishing is believing
  • Mrs.Dalloway: the spirit of religion was abroad
  • Part II: Nation and universe
  • Emma: a prospect of England
  • The waves: blasphemy of laughter and criticism
  • Part III: Guns and plumbing
  • Persuasion: fellow creatures
  • The years: moment of transition
  • Conclusion.