The January-May Marriage in Nineteenth-Century British Literature

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-349-37409-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 417 g

By considering the disruptive potential of age disparate marriages in nineteenth-century British literature, Godfrey offers provocative new readings of canonical texts including Don Juan, Jane Eyre, and Bleak House.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Godfrey, E.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturtheorie: Poetik und Literaturästhetik
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Strömungen & Epochen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Intergenerational Marriages in Literature and the Nineteenth-Century Context 'Old Enough to Be Her Father': Incest Narratives in Dickens Visualizing Power: Age, Embodiment, and Aesthetics The Horror of Ageing: The January-May Marriage as Gothic Nightmare Money Matters: Valuing Youth/Valuing Age January-May Love and the Sacrificial Ideal Conclusion: The January-May Marriage in Other Contexts

Über Autor(innen)

ESTHER GODFREY is Assistant Professor of Nineteenth-Century Literature at the University of South Carolina-Upstate, USA.