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The comfort of strangers social life and literary form

Title
The comfort of strangers [electronic resource] : social life and literary form / Gage McWeeny.
Author
McWeeny, Gage.
Publication
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]

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Description
1 online resource (xi, 225 pages)
Uniform Title
Comfort of strangers (Online)
Alternative Title
Comfort of strangers (Online)
Subject
  • English literature > 19th century > History and criticism
  • Social change in literature
  • Strangers in literature
  • Community life in literature
  • Social psychology in literature
  • Literature and society > Great Britain > History > 19th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction: the comfort of strangers -- Matthew Arnold's crowd management -- Losing interest in George Eliot -- Oscar Wilde's ephemeral form -- Henry James's art of distance -- Afterword.
LCCN
2015021433
OCLC
ssj0001578929
Author
McWeeny, Gage.
Title
The comfort of strangers [electronic resource] : social life and literary form / Gage McWeeny.
Imprint
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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