The professional ideal in the Victorian novel : the works of Disraeli, Trollope, Gaskell, and Eliot /

This book makes the claim that Victorian novels do not simply reflect professional ideology; they also scrutinize its dilemmas, contradictions, and limitations. In this volume, innovative readings of canonical texts like Sybil, Barchester Towers, Romola, and Daniel Deronda accompany groundbreaking w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Colón, Susan E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Disraeli, Benjamin, > 1804-1881 > Criticism and interpretation.
Trollope, Anthony, > 1815-1882 > Criticism and interpretation.
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, > 1810-1865 > Criticism and interpretation.
Eliot, George, > 1819-1880 > Criticism and interpretation.
Disraeli, Benjamin, > 1804-1881
Eliot, George, > 1819-1880
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, > 1810-1865
Trollope, Anthony, > 1815-1882
1800-1899
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
English literature > 19th century > Themes, motives.
Professions in literature.
Idealism in literature.
Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Thèmes, motifs.
Professions libérales dans la littérature.
Idéalisme dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature
English literature > Themes, motives
Idealism in literature
Professions in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cool Heads and Warm Hearts
  • Brains More Precious Than Blood, or the Professional Logic of the Young England Trilogy
  • Vero or ̈ Falso? The Pastor as Mentor in Romola
  • Manly Independence: Autonomy in The Warden and Barchester Towers
  • One function in particular: Specialization and the Service Ethic in Janet's Repentance and Daniel Deronda
  • Professional Frontiers in Elizabeth Gaskell's My Lady Ludlow
  • A kind of manager not hitherto existing: Octavia Hill and the Professional Philanthropist.

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