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John Ruskin's Sesame and Lilies, first published in 1865, stands as a classic nineteenth-century statement on the natures and duties of men and women. Although widely popular in its time, the work in its entirety has been out of print since the early twentieth century. This volume returns Sesam...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ruskin, John, 1819-1900
Other Authors: Nord, Deborah Epstein, 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2002.
Series:Rethinking the Western tradition.
Subjects:
Ruskin, John, > 1819-1900. > Sesame and lilies.
Ruskin, John, > 1819-1900. > Sesame and Lilies.
Sesame and lilies (Ruskin, John)
Books and reading > Great Britain.
Conduct of life.
Masculinity.
Femininity.
Sex role.
Books and reading.
Livres et lecture.
Morale pratique.
Masculinité.
Féminité.
Rôle selon le sexe.
Livres et lecture > Grande-Bretagne.
sex role.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > Essays.
Great Britain.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Editor's introduction / Deborah Epstein Nord
  • Note on the text
  • Sesame and lilies / John Ruskin
  • Glossary
  • Rethinking Sesame and lilies. Authority, desire, and the pleasures of reading / Elizabeth Helsinger ; Of Sesame and lilies: education in a humane society / Jan Marsh ; How the Victorians read Sesame and lilies / Seth Koven
  • Suggestions for further reading.

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