Dickens to Hardy 1837-1884

The Novel, the Past and Cultural Memory in the Nineteenth Century

By:

Julian Wolfreys

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Hardback

Series:

Transitions

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This authoritative survey examines how the Victorian middle-classes perceived themselves, through analyses of the literature of the period. Asking how the middle classes distinguished themselves from their forbears, Julian Wolfreys reads in detail major novels by: - Charles Dickens - Elizabeth Gaskell - Wilkie Collins - George Eliot - Thomas Hardy. Wolfreys explores the novelists' constructions of modernity, national identity and their understanding of 'becoming historical' in distinction from that of previous generations. He offers illuminating close readings of texts and examines narratives set in a recent past in order to investigate the role of cultural memory in the making of identity. Also featuring a helpful Chronology and an Annotated Bibliography to aid further study, this stimulating guide encourages readers to reassess the work of key writers of the nineteenth century.

Author Biography:

JULIAN WOLFREYS is Senior Lecturer in the Department of English and Drama at Loughborough University, UK. He was previously Professor in Literature at the University of Florida, USA.

Release date NZ

June 28th, 2007

Author

Julian Wolfreys

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Illustrations

304 p.

Imprint

Red Globe Press

Pages

304

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Series

Transitions

Dimensions

142x223x20

ISBN-13

9780333696224

Product ID

2264511

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