Thackeray's skeptical narrative and the "perilous trade" of authorship / Judith L. Fisher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisher, Judith Law, 1952-

Series:

Nineteenth century.

The nineteenth century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863--Criticism and interpretation.

Thackeray, William Makepeace.

Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.

Skepticism in literature.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

ix, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2002.

Contents:

1 The Hermeneutic of Skepticism 1

2 The "Right Line I": Narratorial Collusion and the Perils of "Sternism" 44

3 A Version of a "Man and a Brother": Or, Character into Narrator 95

4 The Rebellious Text and the Resisting Reader 135

5 The Secret History of Henry Esmond 169

6 Infinite Isolations 205

7 "The Abode of Bliss and the Halls of Prismatic Splendour" 243.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0754606511

OCLC:

50783840