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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miller, Andrew H., 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Moral > Motiv
Ethik
Literatur
Perfection in literature.
Literature and morals.
Ethics in literature.
English literature.
Didactic literature, English.
Books and reading > Moral and ethical aspects.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Livres et lecture > Aspect moral > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Litterature et morale.
Morale dans la litterature.
Perfection dans la litterature.
Litterature didactique anglaise > Histoire et critique.
Litterature anglaise > 19e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Books and reading > Moral and ethical aspects > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Didactic literature, English > History and criticism.
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Englisch.
Great Britain.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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