Drawing on recent work in critical theory, feminism, and social history, this book explains the relationship between the novel and the emergent commodity culture of Victorian England, using the image of the "display window." Novels Behind Glass analyzes the work of Thackeray, Eliot, Dickens, Trollope, and Gaskell, to demonstrate that the Victorian novel provides us with graphic and enduring images of the power of commodities to affect our beliefs about gender, community, and individual identity. It will be of interest to students of Victorian literature and history as well as social and...
Drawing on recent work in critical theory, feminism, and social history, this book explains the relationship between the novel and the emergent commod...
"In some moods, or for some people, the desire to improve can seem so natural as to be banal. The impulse drives forward so much in our culture that it can color our thoughts and shape our actions without being much noticed. But in other moods, or for other people, this strenuous desire becomes all too noticeable, and its demands crushing. It can then drive a sleepless attention to ourselves, a desolate evaluation of what we have been and what we are." from The Burdens of Perfection
Literary criticism has, in recent decades, rather fled from discussions of moral psychology,...
"In some moods, or for some people, the desire to improve can seem so natural as to be banal. The impulse drives forward so much in our culture tha...
Drawing on recent work in critical theory, feminism, and social history, this book explains the relationship between the novel and the emergent commodity culture of Victorian England, using the image of the "display window." Novels Behind Glass analyzes the work of Thackeray, Eliot, Dickens, Trollope, and Gaskell, to demonstrate that the Victorian novel provides us with graphic and enduring images of the power of commodities to affect our beliefs about gender, community, and individual identity. It will be of interest to students of Victorian literature and history as well as social and...
Drawing on recent work in critical theory, feminism, and social history, this book explains the relationship between the novel and the emergent commod...
"In some moods, or for some people, the desire to improve can seem so natural as to be banal. The impulse drives forward so much in our culture that it can color our thoughts and shape our actions without being much noticed. But in other moods, or for other people, this strenuous desire becomes all too noticeable, and its demands crushing. It can then drive a sleepless attention to ourselves, a desolate evaluation of what we have been and what we are." from The Burdens of Perfection
Literary criticism has, in recent decades, rather fled from discussions of moral psychology,...
"In some moods, or for some people, the desire to improve can seem so natural as to be banal. The impulse drives forward so much in our culture tha...
Exploring mushroom history as well as their possible uses in the future, this book gives details about mushrooms that are promising for medicinal uses, including those that can help fight liver disorders, aging, cancer, and Alzheimer's Disease.
Exploring mushroom history as well as their possible uses in the future, this book gives details about mushrooms that are promising for medicinal uses...
