This text offers students and teachers a close analysis ofnineteenth-century novels by ten major authors: Austen, Eliot,Scott, Thackeray, Gaskell, Dickens, Trollope, Braddon, and theBrontë sisters.
From Jane Austen's Persuasion to George Eliot's Middlemarch, the nineteenth century marks the rise of the novel as the dominant form of Western literature. This engaging text offers readers a close analysis of novels that are uniquely representative of the time period, including the work of Austen, Eliot, Scott, Thackeray, Gaskell, Dickens, Trollope, Braddon, and the Brontë sisters.An indispensable resource for students and teachers alike, this accessible guidebook: Places strong emphasis on the distinctive perspectives and discursive practices of narrators Provides in-depth analyses of individual passages Highlights the differences between the assumptions and experiences of the era in which the novels were written and those of the modern reader Draws key distinctions between novelists Explores significant theoretical approaches such as Foucauldian, Postcolonial, Bakhtinian and feminist criticism Offers an overview of the social, economic, and political change that influenced thefiction of the time.
From Jane Austen's Persuasion to George Eliot's Middlemarch, the nineteenth century marks the rise of the novel as the dominant form of Western literature. This engaging text offers readers a close analysis of novels that are uniquely representative of the time period, including the work of Austen, Eliot, Scott, Thackeray, Gaskell, Dickens, Trollope, Braddon, and the Brontë sisters.An indispensable resource for students and teachers alike, this accessible guidebook: Places strong emphasis on the distinctive perspectives and discursive practices of narrators Provides in-depth analyses of individual passages Highlights the differences between the assumptions and experiences of the era in which the novels were written and those of the modern reader Draws key distinctions between novelists Explores significant theoretical approaches such as Foucauldian, Postcolonial, Bakhtinian and feminist criticism Offers an overview of the social, economic, and political change that influenced thefiction of the time.
"Case and Shaw can show students how to read attentively."( English , February 2010)
"Especially beneficial for the student or teacher of a course inthe Victorian novel, this book offers short analytical synopseswith easy-to-follow headings ... useful for a quick reference ....The authors negate the image of the Victorian as stuffy,hidebound, and obsessed with propriety ... .But what perhaps ismost interesting is the focus on narrative voice."( English Literature in Transition 1820-1920 )
"Especially beneficial for the student or teacher of a course inthe Victorian novel, this book offers short analytical synopseswith easy-to-follow headings ... useful for a quick reference ....The authors negate the image of the Victorian as stuffy,hidebound, and obsessed with propriety ... .But what perhaps ismost interesting is the focus on narrative voice."( English Literature in Transition 1820-1920 )