The politics of disinterestedness in nineteenth-century literature : Browning, Eliot, Wilde /
This book historicizes the concept of disinterestedness by examining discourses on political economy during and before the 19th century. It argues that certain literary texts developed to respond to the way all interests are transformed into economic interests in this period, and the implications fo...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bloomsbury Academic,
[2025].
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| Summary: | This book historicizes the concept of disinterestedness by examining discourses on political economy during and before the 19th century. It argues that certain literary texts developed to respond to the way all interests are transformed into economic interests in this period, and the implications for aesthetics and aesthetic autonomy. Reading canonical authors, Browning, Eliot and Wilde, through disinterestedness sheds new light on literary value and the formal techniques seen as important by the end of the 19th century, just as liberal democracy took hold in Britain. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 182 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [161]-173) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9798765134993 9798765134986 |