Pregnancy and the Novel
Representation and Concealment from Richardson to Hardy
Seiten
2025
|
2025 ed.
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-137-27645-2 (ISBN)
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-137-27645-2 (ISBN)
- Noch nicht erschienen - erscheint am 12.06.2025
- Versandkostenfrei
- Auch auf Rechnung
- Artikel merken
Pregnancy and the Novel is a study of covert representations of pregnancy and birth in canonical eighteenth- and nineteenth-century novels. Grounded in narrative theory and historicism, it reveals a reciprocal influence between literature and science through the novels of Samuel Richardson, the Brontës, George Eliot, Dickens and Hardy.
Pregnancy and the Novel is a study of covert representations of pregnancy and birth in canonical eighteenth- and nineteenth-century novels. The research draws on medical texts to illuminate the ways that novelists simultaneously hide and reveal problematic pregnancies and births. Grounded in narrative theory and historicism, it reveals a reciprocal influence between literature and science through the novels of Samuel Richardson, the Brontës, George Eliot, Dickens and Hardy. This project is an act of literary detective work that will uncover what can easily be missed by twenty-first century readers, bringing it into light by reconstructing historical knowledge of reproductive medicine.This is an open access book.
Pregnancy and the Novel is a study of covert representations of pregnancy and birth in canonical eighteenth- and nineteenth-century novels. The research draws on medical texts to illuminate the ways that novelists simultaneously hide and reveal problematic pregnancies and births. Grounded in narrative theory and historicism, it reveals a reciprocal influence between literature and science through the novels of Samuel Richardson, the Brontës, George Eliot, Dickens and Hardy. This project is an act of literary detective work that will uncover what can easily be missed by twenty-first century readers, bringing it into light by reconstructing historical knowledge of reproductive medicine.This is an open access book.
Tracy Brain is Professor of Creative Writing and English Literature at Bath Spa University, UK.
1 Introduction.- Part I: 'Conceal this Unhappy Body': Clarissa and the Question of Hidden Pregnancy.- 2 Medical Texts.- 3 Clarissa Before.- 4 Clarissa After.- Part II: Incorporeal Pregnancy and Disguised Labour: the Brontës and George Eliot.- 5 Emily Brontë.- 6 Anne Brontë.- 7 George Eliot.- Part III: So Visible and So Hidden: Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy.- 8 Charles Dickens.- 9 Thomas Hardy.- 10 Conclusion.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.08.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Approx. 270 p. |
| Verlagsort | Basingstoke |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Schlagworte | birth stories • Canonical authors • Eighteenth Century • gynecology • Literature, Gender and Sexuality • Literature, Science and Medicine Studies • medical treatises • Midwifery books • Nineteenth century • Novel • Reproductive Medicine • women's health |
| ISBN-10 | 1-137-27645-2 / 1137276452 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-137-27645-2 / 9781137276452 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
Poetik eines sozialen Urteils
Buch | Hardcover (2023)
De Gruyter (Verlag)
CHF 83,90
Buch | Softcover (2024)
belleville (Verlag)
CHF 27,95
