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French novels and the Victorians / Juliette Atkinson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Atkinson, Juliette, author.
- Series:
- British Academy monograph.
- A British Academy monograph
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- French fiction--19th century--Moral and ethical aspects.
- French fiction.
- English fiction--French influences.
- English fiction.
- Ethics--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Ethics.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Published for The British Academy by Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- Despite the warnings of critics and moral leaders, French novels were widespread in Victorian culture. How did Victorian readers gain access to them? How were the novels' supposed immorality debated and challenged? And how far did the influx of French novels raise questions and anxieties about the literary and commercial value of the English novel?
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2017.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 5, 2017).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-80596-163-2
- 1-80596-359-7
- 0-19-186000-X
- OCLC:
- 1543247105
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