Victorian sacrifice : ethics and economics in mid-century novels

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

The author offers a major reconsideration of the central Victorian ethic of self-sacrifice, suggesting that much of what we have taken to be the moral psychology of Victorian fiction may be understood in terms of the dramatic confrontation between Christian theology and the world of modern economic...

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Main Author: Blumberg, Ilana M., 1970-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbus : Ohio State University Press, ©2013.
Series:Literature, religion, and postsecular studies.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Economics in literature.
Ethics in literature.
Altruism in literature.
Self-sacrifice in literature.
Religion and literature > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Altruism in literature
Economics in literature
English literature
Ethics in literature
Religion and literature
Self-sacrifice in literature
English.
Languages & Literatures.
English Literature.
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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Table of 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.

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