The Hell of the English
| Author | : Barbara Weiss |
| Publisher | : Bucknell University Press |
| Total Pages | : 234 |
| Release | : 1986 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0838750990 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780838750995 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (995 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Hell of the English by : Barbara Weiss
Download or read book The Hell of the English written by Barbara Weiss and published by Bucknell University Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book identifies and traces bankruptcy as an archetypal experience of the Victorian age and as a major metaphor in the language, imagery, and structure of the Victorian novel. With reference to selected works by Eliot, Bronte, Gaskell, Dickens, and Thackeray, it presents the range of symbolic meanings of the bankruptcy metaphor.
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