The Novels of Mrs. Oliphant: A Subversive View of Traditional ThemesP. Lang, 1994 - 343 páginas Margarete Oliphant (1828-1897) has long been decried as a conventional hack. This study shows that she was, in fact, an original and quite subversive writer, who radically re-interpreted traditional motifs and challenged values and ideals sacrosanct to the age. In her novels she turned upside down Victorian stereotypes of gender roles, marriage and family hierarchy, presented religious questions, death-bed scenes and the hereafter from a new and unconventional angle, and in her portrayal dispensed with models almost all of her contemporaries were content to follow. She deserves a permanent place in the gallery of nineteenth-century authors. |
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... play . In her novels faith is closely con- nected with social activity ; the lack of pathos in death scenes must be regarded against the background of stereotype behaviour and emotions and standardised descriptions ; life after death is ...
... play . In her novels faith is closely con- nected with social activity ; the lack of pathos in death scenes must be regarded against the background of stereotype behaviour and emotions and standardised descriptions ; life after death is ...
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... play a completely subordinate role , like the slum dwellers of Wharfside in The Chronicles of Carlingford . The description is , as a rule , confined to a few speci- mens in service or in a rural setting , assuming stereotyped roles and ...
... play a completely subordinate role , like the slum dwellers of Wharfside in The Chronicles of Carlingford . The description is , as a rule , confined to a few speci- mens in service or in a rural setting , assuming stereotyped roles and ...
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... play bo - peep behind Lucy's shoulder with the baby . Bo - peep ! a Member of Parliament , a fellow who had been at the University , who had travelled , who had seen America and gone through the Desert ! There was consternation in the ...
... play bo - peep behind Lucy's shoulder with the baby . Bo - peep ! a Member of Parliament , a fellow who had been at the University , who had travelled , who had seen America and gone through the Desert ! There was consternation in the ...
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Introduction | 1 |
FORMAL CONSIDERATIONS | 17 |
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