Jane Austen, Virginia Woolf and Worldly Realism /

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Studies Jane Austen and Virginia Woolf as materialists who assert equality between things, universe and people. Austen and Woolf are materialists, this book argues. 'Things' in their novels give us entry into some of the most contentious issues of the day. This wholly materialist understan...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Morris, Pam, 1940- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh, UK : Edinburgh University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Austen, Jane, > 1775-1817 > Criticism and interpretation.
Woolf, Virginia, > 1882-1941 > Criticism and interpretation.
Austen, Jane, > 1775-1817.
Woolf, Virginia, > 1882-1941.
Woolf, Virginia > 1882-1941
Austen, Jane > 1775-1817
Realism in literature.
Réalisme dans la littérature.
Biography and True Stories.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Materialismus
literature.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Worldly realism
  • Part I: Systems and things
  • Sense and sensibility: wishing is believing
  • Mrs.Dalloway: the spirit of religion was abroad
  • Part II: Nation and universe
  • Emma: a prospect of England
  • The waves: blasphemy of laughter and criticism
  • Part III: Guns and plumbing
  • Persuasion: fellow creatures
  • The years: moment of transition
  • Conclusion.

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