Dying to Be English No. 8
Kelly McGuire · 2012
על הספר
"Enlightenment assumptions regarding the gendering of suicide still persist in coroners' investigations, statistical analyses and the media's coverage of high-profile deaths. This study examines the presentation of suicide within the genre of the eighteenth-century novel as both a feminine action and a declaration of national identity. A perceived rise in suicide rates in the eighteenth-century led to the topic's identification as an 'English Malady' and its treatment within the novel as a public, society-defining gesture. Using the novels of several key writers of the period, including Frances Burney, Eliza Haywood and Samuel Richardson, McGuire demonstrates that their work inscribes a nationalist imperative to frame suicide as self-sacrifice. By considering the eighteenth-century novel as a cultural document, she combines literary analysis with cultural history, creating an innovative and challenging picture of the relationship between suicide, gender and national identity"--Publisher's website, March 28, 2012.
פרטי הספר
- שנה
- 2012
- שפה
- English
- הוצאה
- Taylor & Francis Group
- מהדורות
- 1
- עמודים
- 304
- ISBN
- 9781848931107
מקור הנתונים: Wikidata
