The vulgar question of money : heiresses, materialism, and the novel of manners from Jane Austen to Henry James /

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It is a familiar story line in nineteenth-century English novels: a hero must choose between money and love, between the wealthy, materialistic, status-conscious woman who could enhance his social position and the poorer, altruistic, independent-minded woman whom he loves. Elsie B. Michie explains w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Michie, Elsie B. (Elsie Browning), 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
Colección:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
1800-1899
Material culture > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Money in literature.
Material culture in literature.
English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Culture matérielle > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Culture matérielle dans la littérature.
Roman anglais > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English fiction
Manners and customs
Material culture
Material culture in literature
Money in literature
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Mœurs et coutumes > 19e siècle.
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Social distinction in Jane Austen
  • Frances Trollope and the problem of appetite
  • Anthony Trollope's "subtle materialism"
  • Beyond sentimental ethics: Margaret Oliphant, John Stuart Mill, and the emergence of the professional ideal
  • "A new version of the old story": Henry James and the end(s) of the marriage plot.

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