The nineteenth-century novel : realisms / edited by Delia Da Sousa Correa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sousa Correa, Delia da.

Open University.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fiction--19th century--History and criticism.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

vii, 414 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Realisms

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge ; Milton Keynes, UK : Open University, [2000]

Summary:

Focusing on some of the most popular novels of the century: "Northanger Abbey," "Jayne Eyre," "Dombey and Son," "Middlemarch," "Far from the Madding Crowd," and "Germinal," this attractive volume explores some of the recurring themes in nineteenth-century fiction: * aspiration and vocation * social class * sexual politics * Political reform * colonialism and commerce. This is an ideal introduction to some of the major fictional achievements of the first industrial era, and to most of the crucial themes in nineteenth-century fiction. If you are a student of the novels of this period, you will find this volume an indispensable source.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references and index.

ISBN:

0415238269

OCLC:

59546374