The industrial novels : Charlotte Brontë's Shirley, Charles Dickens' Hard Times and Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South / by Mehmet Akif Balkaya.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Balkaya, Mehmet Akif, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Hard times.

Dickens, Charles.

Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855. Shirley.

Brontë, Charlotte.

Industrial revolution in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (106 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

This book provides a clear historical and theoretical framework for reading three important novels published in Britain in the second half of the nineteenth century. Examining the novels by Charlotte Brontë, Charles Dickens and Elizabeth Gaskell, the book offers an analysis of their strategies for radical reforms and for the restructuring of society and politics through improvements in the living and working conditions of the working class.The Industrial Novels begins with an introduction of the Industrial Revolution, which is then followed by chapters devoted to a detailed discussion of each

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 17, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4438-8657-2

OCLC:

930993460