Charity and condescension : Victorian literature and the dilemmas of philanthropy /

Show other versions (1)

"Charity and Condescension explores how condescension, a traditional English virtue, went sour in the nineteenth century, and considers the ways in which the failure of condescension influenced Victorian efforts to reform philanthropy and to construct new narrative models of social conciliation...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Siegel, Daniel, 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens : Ohio University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Literature and society > England > History > 19th century.
Social values in literature.
Charity in literature.
English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Littérature et société > Angleterre > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Valeurs sociales dans la littérature.
Charité dans la littérature.
Roman anglais > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Charity in literature
English fiction
Literature and society
Social values in literature
England
History
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo

Internet

Texto completo

Items no disponibles

Holdings details from

Similar Items