Twisted words : torture and liberalism in imperial Britain /

"Analyzes canonical novels by George Eliot, Anthony Trollope, and George Meredith as well as lesser-known fiction and historical documents via critical terrorism studies and political, legal, and phenomenological theory to establish how the Victorians ushered in our modern definition of torture...

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Main Author:	Anderson, Katherine J. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2022]
Subjects:	Torture in literature > 19th century. English literature > 19th century > History and criticism. Liberalism > Great Britain > History > 19th century. Liberalism in literature. Phenomenology and literature. Rhetoric > Great Britain > 19th century. Torture dans la litteÌ?rature > 19e sieÌ€cle. LitteÌ?rature anglaise > 19e sieÌ€cle > Histoire et critique. LibeÌ?ralisme > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e sieÌ€cle. LibeÌ?ralisme dans la litteÌ?rature. PheÌ?nomeÌ?nologie et litteÌ?rature. RheÌ?torique > Grande-Bretagne > 19e sieÌ€cle. English literature. Liberalism. Rhetoric. Torture in literature. Great Britain. 1800-1899 Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.

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Summary:	"Analyzes canonical novels by George Eliot, Anthony Trollope, and George Meredith as well as lesser-known fiction and historical documents via critical terrorism studies and political, legal, and phenomenological theory to establish how the Victorians ushered in our modern definition of torture"--
Physical Description:	xi, 214 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-202) and index.
ISBN:	9780814215128 0814215122