Philanthropy in British and American fiction : Dickens, Hawthorne, Eliot, and Howells /

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During the 19th century the U.S. and Britain came to share an economic profile unparalleled in their respective histories. This book suggests that this early high capitalism came to serve as the ground for a new kind of cosmopolitanism in the age of literary realism, and argues for the necessity of...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Christianson, Frank
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2007.
Colección:Edinburgh studies in transatlantic literatures.
Temas:
Dickens, Charles > 1812-1870
Hawthorne, Nathaniel > 1804-1864
Eliot, George > 1819-1880
Howells, William Dean > 1837-1920
1800-1899
English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
American fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Charity in literature.
Roman anglais > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Roman américain > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Charité dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Semiotics & Theory.
American fiction
Charity in literature
English fiction
Philanthropie
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • COPYRIGHT; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1. From Sympathy to Altruism: The Roots of Philanthropic Discourse; Chapter 2. Dickensian Realism and Telescopic Philanthropy; Chapter 3. Hawthorne's 'Cold Fancy' and the Revision of Sympathetic Exchange; Chapter 4. Altruism's Conquest of Modern Generalisation in George Eliot; Chapter 5. William Dean Howells's 'Altrurian' Aesthetic in the Modern Marketplace; Coda; Bibliography; Index.

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