Trollope and Women
Margaret Markwick
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Description for Trollope and Women
Hardcover. 8vo .Good copy in dustwrapper
Trollope is usually seen as a faithful mirror of Victorian England, both in providing details of contemporary life and in endorsing the moral attitudes and certainties of the period. His powers of empathy make his characters convincing and knowable. Yet the Victorians restricted women to the house and severely limited their rights and opportunities. This text examines the conundrum of how a great novelist could both accept the conventional values of the time and yet be able to see and sympathise with the impossible situations that Victorian women often found themselves. The author shows the individuality of Trollope's women: even ... Read more
Trollope is usually seen as a faithful mirror of Victorian England, both in providing details of contemporary life and in endorsing the moral attitudes and certainties of the period. His powers of empathy make his characters convincing and knowable. Yet the Victorians restricted women to the house and severely limited their rights and opportunities. This text examines the conundrum of how a great novelist could both accept the conventional values of the time and yet be able to see and sympathise with the impossible situations that Victorian women often found themselves. The author shows the individuality of Trollope's women: even ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hambledon Continuum
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781852851521
SKU
KEX0307831
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
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