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Telling complexions : the nineteenth-century English novel and the blush / Mary Ann O'Farrell.
Van Pelt Library PR868.B58 O34 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Farrell, Mary Ann.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
- English fiction.
- Blushing in literature.
- Austen, Jane, 1775-1817--Knowledge and learning--Psychology.
- Austen, Jane.
- Austen, Jane, 1775-1817.
- Psychology.
- Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865--Knowledge and learning--Psychology.
- Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn.
- Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865.
- Women and literature--England--History--19th century.
- Women and literature.
- England.
- History.
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870--Knowledge and learning--Psychology.
- Dickens, Charles.
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
- Psychology in literature.
- Emotions in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 182 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Durham, [N.C.] ; London : Duke University Press, 1997.
- Summary:
- In this book, the author explores the frequent use of 'the blush' in Victorian novels as a sign of character's inner emotions and desires.
- Contents:
- 1. Austen's Blush: Pride and Prejudice
- 2. Mortifying Persuasions, or the Worldliness of Jane Austen
- 3. Gaskell's Blunders: North and South
- 4. Dickens's Scar: Rosa Dartle and David Copperfield
- 5. The Mechanics of Confusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0822319039
- 0822318954
- OCLC:
- 35292786
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