Dying to be english: suicide narratives and national identity, 1721–1814
Auteur :
McGuire, Kelly
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781138661462
Date de publication :
3 mars 2016
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
453 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This study examines the presentation of suicide within the genre of the eighteenth-century novel. Referencing several key writers of the period, McGuire demonstrates that their work inscribes a nationalist imperative to frame suicide as self-sacrifice.