Scenes of Sympathy : Identity and Representation in Victorian Fiction

Scenes of Sympathy Identity and Representation in Victorian Fiction

In Scenes of Sympathy, Audrey Jaffe argues that representations of sympathy in Victorian fiction both reveal and unsettle Victorian ideologies of identity. Situating these representations within the context of Victorian visual culture, and offering new readings of key works by Charles Dickens, Eliza...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Jaffe, Audrey (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press 2018
2000.
Materias:
Mimesis in literature.
Sympathy in literature.
Group identity in literature.
Literature and society > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Capitalism and literature > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Electronic books.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009422304706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Sympathy and the Spi of Capitalism
  • 1. Sympathy and Spectacle in Dickens's "A Christmas Carol"
  • 2. Detecting the Beggar: Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry Mayhew, and the Construction of Social Identity
  • Part II. Fear of Falling
  • 3. Under Cover: Sympathy and Ressentiment in GaskelVs R uth
  • 4. Isabel's Spectacles: Seeing Value in East Lynne
  • Part III. The Aesthetics of Cultural Identity
  • 5. Consenting to the Fact: Body; Nation, and Identity in Daniel Deronda
  • 5. Embodying Culture: Dorian's Wish
  • Index

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