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Author:

Blumberg, Ilana M., 1970-

Title:

Victorian sacrifice : ethics and economics in mid-century novels / Ilana M. Blumberg.

Publisher:

Ohio State University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2013

Description:

ix, 260 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

English literature--19th century--History and criticism.
Religion and literature--Great Britain--History--19th century.
Self-sacrifice in literature.
Altruism in literature.
Ethics in literature.
Economics in literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-239) and index.

Contents:

The heir of Redclyffe and the heiress : men, women, and Christian self-sacrifice -- Suicide, sin, and self-sacrifice in A tale of two cities -- "Love yourself as your neighbor" : guilt and the ethics of personal benefit in Adam Bede -- "Unnatural self-sacrifice" : Trollope's ethic of mutual benefit -- Collins' writerly sacrifice -- Conclusion : Robert Elsmere : the "true, best self" and the ideal of mutual service.

Series:

Literature, religion, and postsecular studies

ISBN:

081429328X (cd)
9780814293287 (cd)
0814212263 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780814212264 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)830668025

LCCN:

2013005436

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)