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Landscape and gender in the novels of Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot, and Thomas Hardy : the body of nature /

Examining representations of physical and metaphorical landscape in Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot and Thomas Hardy, Henson explores the way gender attitudes are expressed, both in descriptions of physical and metaphorical landscape and in the idea of nature, through the gendered voices of the narra...

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Main Author: Henson, Eithne, 1934-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2011]
Series:Nineteenth century (Aldershot, England)
Subjects:
English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Landscapes in literature.
Nature in literature.
Gender identity in literature.
Social role in literature.
Brontë, Charlotte, > 1816-1855 > Criticism and interpretation.
Eliot, George, > 1819-1880 > Criticism and interpretation.
Hardy, Thomas, > 1840-1928 > Criticism and interpretation.
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Summary:Examining representations of physical and metaphorical landscape in Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot and Thomas Hardy, Henson explores the way gender attitudes are expressed, both in descriptions of physical and metaphorical landscape and in the idea of nature, through the gendered voices of the narrators. Henson looks at the influence of changing aesthetic theory, arguing that factors such as scientific enquiry and industrialization changed the representation of landscape and of Englishness in these 'realist' novels.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 248 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781409442387 (electronic bk.)
1409442381 (electronic bk.)