| Heroes and Heroism in British Fiction Since 1800: Case Studies Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Korte, Barbara (Editor), Lethbridge, Stefanie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3319815466 ISBN-13: 9783319815466 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century - Literary Criticism | Modern - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 809 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.59 lbs) 206 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is about the manifestations and explorations of the heroic in narrative literature since around 1800. It traces the most important stages of this representation but also includes strands that have been marginalised or silenced in a dominant masculine and higher-class framework - the studies include explorations of female versions of the heroic, and they consider working-class and ethnic perspectives. The chapters in this volume each focus on a prominent conjuncture of texts, histories and approaches to the heroic. Taken together, they present an overview of the 'literary heroic' in fiction since the late eighteenth century. |