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The number sense of nineteenth-century British literature /

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This resource explores the way that numbers interact with literary forms in the 19th century. The close literary readings ask why some writers engage particularly with numbers; what kinds of work numbers perform for writers and readers when they are encountered within a text; and how numbers relate...

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Main Author: Markovits, Stefanie, 1971- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Byron, George Gordon Byron, > Baron, > 1788-1824. > Don Juan.
Austen, Jane, > 1775-1817 > Criticism and interpretation.
Dickens, Charles, > 1812-1870 > Criticism and interpretation.
Trollope, Anthony, > 1815-1882 > Criticism and interpretation.
English literature > 19th century > History and cricitism.
Numbers in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM.
Literature: history & criticism.
Literature.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This resource explores the way that numbers interact with literary forms in the 19th century. The close literary readings ask why some writers engage particularly with numbers; what kinds of work numbers perform for writers and readers when they are encountered within a text; and how numbers relate to the formal elements of poetry and fiction.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780198937821
0198937822
9780198937814
0198937814
9780198937807
0198937806