1st Edition
The Ends of History Victorians and "the Woman Question"
By Christina Crosby
Copyright 1991
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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Why were the Victorians so passionate about "History"?
How did this passion relate to another Victorian obsession – the "woman question"? In a brilliant and provocative study, Christina Crosby investigates the links between the Victorians’ fascination with "history" and with the nature of "women."
Discussing both key novels and non-literary texts – Daniel Deronda and Hegel’s... Read more
Introduction 1. George Eliot’s Apocalypse of History 2. Henry Esmond and the Subject of History 3. History and the Melodramatic Fix 4. Villette and the End of History 5. Conclusion: The High Cost of History
Biography
Crosby, Christina
