Aristocracies of fiction : the idea of aristocracy in late-nineteenth-century and early-twentieth-century literary culture / Len Platt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Platt, Len.

Series:

Contributions to the study of world literature 0738-9345 ; no. 108.

Contributions to the study of world literature, 0738-9345 ; no. 108

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--19th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

Aristocracy (Social class) in literature.

Literature and society--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Literature and society.

Great Britain.

History.

Literature and society--Great Britain--History--20th century.

English literature--20th century--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

xix, 161 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.

Summary:

Examines the works of Marie Corelli, Henry James, H.G. Wells, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and other writers to demonstrate the centrality of aristocracy in late Victorian and early-20th-century literary culture.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [149]-155) and index.

ISBN:

0313316732

OCLC:

45620603