Worlds enough : the invention of realism in the Victorian novel / Elaine Freedgood.

Author
Freedgood, Elaine [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
  • ©2019
Description
1 online resource (xxii, 152 pages)

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Summary note
This book challenges basic assumptions about Victorian fiction, which was not always great, or even good, in the eyes of its critics. It was only in the late 1970s that literary critics constructed a prestigious version of British realism. This title examines criticism of Victorian novels since the 1850s and suggests how we can rethink our practices and perceptions about books we think we know.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 13, 2019).
Contents
  • Preface : Worlds enough
  • Introduction : How the Victorian novel became realistic (in a French way), reactionary, and great
  • Case study 1: Denotation
  • Case study 2: Omniscience
  • Case study 3: Paratext
  • Case study 4: Hetero-ontologicality
  • Case study 5: Reference
  • Conclusion : Decolonizing the novel.
Other title(s)
Invention of realism in the Victorian novel
ISBN
  • 9780691194301 ((electronic book))
  • 0691194300 ((electronic book))
OCLC
1112420060
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