The English novel in history, 1840-1895 / Elizabeth Deeds Ermarth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ermarth, Elizabeth Deeds, 1939-

Series:

Novel in history.

The novel in history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

English fiction.

Social classes in literature.

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

Literature and history.

Literature and society--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Literature and society.

Social classes--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Social classes.

Cultural pluralism in literature.

Power (Social sciences) in literature.

Sex role in literature.

Great Britain--Social conditions--19th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The construction of history as a social common denominator is a powerful achievement of the nineteenth-century novel, a form dedicated to experimenting with democratic social practice as it conflicts with economic and feudal visions of social order. Through revisionary readings of familiar nineteenth-century texts The English Novel in History 1840-1895 takes a multidisciplinary approach to literary history. It highlights how narrative shifts from one construction of time to another and reformulates fundamental ideas of identity, nature and society. Elizabeth Ermarth discusses the

Contents:

BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; DEDICATION; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 NARRATIVE AND NATURE; 2 THE IDEA OF HISTORY; 3 SOCIETY AS AN ENTITY; 4 DILEMMAS OF DIFFERENCE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-241) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-98024-8

1-134-98025-6

1-280-53964-X

9786610539642

0-203-13213-0

9780203132135

OCLC:

277598859