| Description |
1 online resource (426 pages) |
| Contents |
THE MIDDLE CLASS NOVELS OF ARNOLD BENNETT AND MARIE CORELLI: Realising the Ideals and Emotions of Late Victorian Women; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Section A: Introduction; Chapter 1 -- A History of Women's Emotions Using the Novels of Bennett and Corelli; Chapter 2 -- Using Fiction as a Historical Source; Section B: What 'to do'; Chapter 3 -- Learning for Life; Chapter 4 -- The Business of Domesticity; Chapter 5 -- Employment and Careers; Section C: The Spiritual Side of Life; Chapter 6 -- Religion and Spirituality; Section D: Romantic Relationships |
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Chapter 7 -- Romantic LoveChapter 8 -- Sexual Desire; Conclusion: 'Forward! But Not Too Fast!'; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This book builds on the large volume of existing literature that details the social, moral and economic context in which women of this era operated. It further complements the smaller body of existing writing that probes the interior lives of women. However, where as these latter works use personal documents, such as diaries and letters, to gain insight into the interior lives of mainly upper middle- and upper-class women, this study concentrates on women from the lower and middle levels of the middle classes and on those from the upper rungs of the lower classes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931 fast |
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Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924 fast |
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Women and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century
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Middle class in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Middle class in literature
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Women and literature
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English.
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Languages & Literatures.
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English Literature.
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England
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780773430174 |
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0773430172 |
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