Rereading the nineteenth century Studies in the old criticism from Austen to Lawrence /
"In this ambitious, wide-ranging study, Webb carefully considers both the nature of reading fiction and the difficulties in seeking to reread nineteenth-century works in the way that they were experienced by their original audience. The subjects discussed include the prevalence of religious bel...
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"In this ambitious, wide-ranging study, Webb carefully considers both the nature of reading fiction and the difficulties in seeking to reread nineteenth-century works in the way that they were experienced by their original audience. The subjects discussed include the prevalence of religious belief in this earlier period, the problems that writers faced in trying to depict the unprecedented circumstances of urban life, and the manner in which narrative form was used as a guide to meaning. Focusing on six representative texts, Webb offers new, stimulating insights as he forcefully maintains th |
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Electronic book text. Originally published in: 2010. |
Carrier Form: | 208 p. |
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9780230100275 9780230106116 : 0230106110 : |
CLC: | I561.074 |
Contents: | Preliminary * Reading Mary Barton: The Writer and the Reader * Charles Dickens in America: The Writer in Reality * Narrative and the Problem of Evil: The Writer and Mortality * Toward a Conclusion. |