Still life : suspended development in the Victorian novel /

'Still Life' rethinks the 19th-century aesthetics of agency through the Victorian novel's fascination with states of reverie, trance, and sleep. These states challenge contemporary scientific and philosophical accounts of the perfectibility of the self, which privileged reflective sel...

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Main Author:	Cohn, Elisha (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Subjects:	English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism. Reflection (Philosophy) in literature. Dreams in literature. Sleep in literature. Roman anglais > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique. Réflexion (Philosophie) dans la littérature. Rêves dans la littérature. Sommeil dans la littérature. LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Dreams in literature English fiction Reflection (Philosophy) in literature Sleep in literature 1800-1899 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:	'Still Life' rethinks the 19th-century aesthetics of agency through the Victorian novel's fascination with states of reverie, trance, and sleep. These states challenge contemporary scientific and philosophical accounts of the perfectibility of the self, which privileged reflective self-awareness.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780190250058 0190250054