Jeanette M. King, Jeannette King

Tragedy in the Victorian Novel

Theory and Practice in the Novels of George Eliot, Thomas Hardy and Henry James

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Dr King examines the rise of the novel in the nineteenth century, and how it came to embody the tragic vision of life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 249g
• ISBN-13: 9780521297448
• ISBN-10: 0521297443
• Artikelnr.: 26949457

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction: the critical background
1. The tragic philosophy: determinism and free will
2. From tragic drama to the tragic novel
3. Realism and tragedy
4. George Eliot: pathos and tragedy
5. Thomas Hardy: tragedy ancient and modern
6. Henry James: freedom and form - the tragic dilemma
Conclusion
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index.