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Philanthropy in British and American Fiction

- Dickens, Hawthorne, Eliot and Howells

About Philanthropy in British and American Fiction

Explores the relationship between philanthropy and literary realism in novels by Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, George Eliot, and William Dean Howells, and examines how each used the figure of philanthropy both to redefine the sentiments that informed social identity and to refashion their own aesthetic practices.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780748625086
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 256
  • Published:
  • November 27, 2007
  • Dimensions:
  • 164x240x19 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 484 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 19, 2024

Description of Philanthropy in British and American Fiction

Explores the relationship between philanthropy and literary realism in novels by Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, George Eliot, and William Dean Howells, and examines how each used the figure of philanthropy both to redefine the sentiments that informed social identity and to refashion their own aesthetic practices.

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