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1 online resource (vi, 300 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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Nineteenth century
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Nineteenth century (Aldershot, England)
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Summary |
The Effective Protagonist in the Nineteenth-Century British Novel is an experiment in post-Jungian literary criticism and methodology. Its primary aim is to challenge current views about the correlation between narrative structure, gender, and the governing psychological dilemma in four nineteenth-century British novels. The overarching argument is that the opening situation in a novel represents an implicit challenge facing not the obvious hero/heroine but the individual that Terence Dawson defines as the "effective protagonist." To illustrate his claim, Dawson pairs two sets of novels with unexpectedly comparable dilemmas: Ivanhoe with The Picture of Dorian Gray and Wuthering Heights with Silas Marner. In all four novels, the effective protagonist is an apparently minor figure whose crucial function in the ordering of the events has been overlooked. Rereading these well-known texts in relation to hitherto neglected characters uncovers startling new issues at their heart and demonstrates innovative ways of exploring both narrative and literary tradition. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848. Wuthering Heights.
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Eliot, George, 1819-1880. Silas Marner.
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Scott, Walter, 1771-1832. Ivanhoe.
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Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. Picture of Dorian Gray.
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Bronte, Emily, 1818-1848. |
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Eliot, George, 1819-1880. |
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Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. |
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Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. |
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Ivanhoe (Scott, Walter) |
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Picture of Dorian Gray (Wilde, Oscar) |
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Silas Marner (Eliot, George) |
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Wuthering Heights (Brontë, Emily) |
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Characters and characteristics in literature.
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Characters and characteristics in literature. |
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English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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English fiction. |
Chronological Term |
19th century |
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English fiction -- 19th century -- Themes, motives.
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Themes, motives. |
Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899 |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Print version: Dawson, Terence. Effective protagonist in the nineteenth-century British novel. Aldershot, Hampshire, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2004 075464135X 9780754641353 (DLC) 2003063729 (OCoLC)53485509 |
ISBN |
9780754681939 (electronic book) |
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0754681939 (electronic book) |
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128109756X |
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9781281097569 |
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075464135X |
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9780754641353 (alkaline paper) |
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