| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 285 pages) |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in nineteenth-century literature and culture ; 77 |
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Cambridge studies in nineteenth-century literature and culture ; 77
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| Contents |
Cover; TIME AND THE MOMENT IN VICTORIAN LITERATURE AND SOCIETY; CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE AND CULTURE; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; NINETEENTH-CENTURY TECHNOLOGY AND TEMPORALITY; OVERVIEW OF CHAPTERS; CRITICAL CONTEXTS AND OBJECTIVES; CHAPTER 1 A brief history of the moment; OVERVIEW; MOMENTS AND MINUTES; ASSOCIATIONISM AND ASSOCIATION PSYCHOLOGY; ASSOCIATIONISM AND LITERATURE; SITUATIONS; THE RELIGIOUS MOMENT; METHODIST TEMPORALITY; KIERKEGAARD'S MOMENT; LAOCOÖN'S LEGACY; THE INSTANTANEOUS IMAGE; FLASH POETRY; CONCLUSION |
| Summary |
"Sudden changes, opportunities or revelations have always carried a special significance in western culture, from the Greek and later the Christian kairos to Evangelical experiences of conversion. This fascinating book explores the ways in which England, under the influence of industrialising forces and increased precision in assessing the passing of time, attached importance to moments and events that compress great significance into small units of time. Sue Zemka questions the importance that modernity invests in momentary events, from religion to aesthetics and philosophy. She argues for a strain in Victorian and early modern novels critical of the values the age invested in moments of time, and suggests that such novels also offer a correction to contemporary culture and criticism, with its emphasis on the momentary event as an agency of change"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-278) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Eliot, George, 1819-1880 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 fast |
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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 fast |
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Eliot, George, 1819-1880 fast |
| Subject |
English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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Time in literature.
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Time perception in literature.
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Literature and society -- England -- History -- 19th century
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Literature and technology -- England -- History -- 19th century
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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English fiction
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Literature and society
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Literature and technology
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Time in literature
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Time perception in literature
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Augenblick Motiv
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Literatur
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England
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Englisch.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781139190824 |
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1139190822 |
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9781139185929 |
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1139185926 |
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9781139188227 |
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1139188224 |
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1283384035 |
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9781283384032 |
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9781139017565 |
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113901756X |
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