Making a social body: british cultural formation, 1830-1864
Auteur :
Poovey, Mary
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226675237
Date de publication :
15 nov. 1995
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,6 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
454 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Drawing on both literature and social reform texts, the author analyzes the organization of knowledge during the Victorian period and explores its role in the emergence of the idea of the social body. Readings of Disraeli, Gaskell and Dickens are included in the discussion.