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The vulgar question of money : heiresses, materialism, and the novel of manners from Jane Austen to Henry James / Elsie B. Michie.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Michie, Elsie B. (Elsie Browning), 1948-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
- English fiction.
- Material culture in literature.
- Money in literature.
- Material culture--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Material culture.
- Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (320 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Michie's fresh reading of the marriage plot, and the choice between two women at its heart, shows it to be as much about politics and economics as it is about personal choice.
- Contents:
- Social distinction in Jane Austen
- Frances Trollope and the problem of appetite
- Anthony Trollope's "subtle materialism"
- Beyond sentimental ethics: Margaret Oliphant, John Stuart Mill, and the emergence of the professional ideal
- "A new version of the old story": Henry James and the end(s) of the marriage plot.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliography and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4214-0232-7
- OCLC:
- 794700427
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