The burdens of perfection : on ethics and reading in nineteenth-century British literature /

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In some moods, or for some people, the desire to improve can seem so natural as to be banal. The impulse drives forward so much in our culture that it can color our thoughts and shape our actions without being much noticed. But in other moods, or for other people, this strenuous desire becomes all t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Miller, Andrew H., 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.
Temas:
1800-1899
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Didactic literature, English > History and criticism.
Perfection in literature.
Ethics in literature.
Literature and morals.
Books and reading > Moral and ethical aspects > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature didactique anglaise > Histoire et critique.
Perfection dans la littérature.
Morale dans la littérature.
Littérature et morale.
Livres et lecture > Aspect moral > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Books and reading > Moral and ethical aspects
Didactic literature, English
English literature
Ethics in literature
Literature and morals
Perfection in literature
Literatur
Ethik
Moral > Motiv
Great Britain
Englisch.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. The narrative of improvement. Skepticism and perfectionism I: mechanization and desire ; Skepticism and perfectionism II: weakness of will ; Interlude: critical free indirect discourse ; Reading thoughts: casuistry and transfiguration
  • pt. 2. The moral psychology of improvement. Perfectly helpless ; Responsiveness, knowingness, and John Henry Newman ; The knowledge of shame ; On lives unled.

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