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An edition of The epistolary novel (2003)

The epistolary novel

representation of consciousness

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"The epistolary novel is a form which has been neglected in most accounts of the stylistic development of the novel. This book argues that the way that the eighteenth-century epistolary novel represented consciousness had a significant influence on the later novel." "The letters studied here reveal complex tensions within the divided minds of their writers. The close stylistic analysis presented in this study suggests that the epistolary novel can probe individual psychology in sophisticated depth." "Critics have drawn a distinction between the self at the time of writing and the self at the time at which events or emotions were experienced. This book demonstrates that the tensions within consciousness are the result of a continual interaction between the two selves of the letter-writer. It charts the oscillation between these two selves in the epistolary novels of, amongst others, Aphra Behn, Eliza Haywood, Samuel Richardson, Fanny Burney and Charlotte Smith. The final chapter analyses the subtle way in which Jane Austen represents the consciousness of her characters and argues that, like many later novelists, Austen is indebted to the psychological tension and inner conflict which are characteristic of the epistolary novel."--Jacket.

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Routledge
Language
English
Pages
153

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Cover of: Epistolary Novel
Epistolary Novel: Representations of Consciousness
2014, Taylor & Francis Group
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Cover of: The epistolary novel
The epistolary novel: representation of consciousness
2003, Routledge
in English
Cover of: Epistolary Novel
Epistolary Novel: Representations of Consciousness
2003, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: Epistolary Novel
Epistolary Novel: Representations of Consciousness
2003, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: Epistolary Novel
Epistolary Novel: Representations of Consciousness
2003, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: Epistolary Novel
Epistolary Novel: Representations of Consciousness
2003, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: Epistolary Novel
Epistolary Novel: Representations of Consciousness
2003, Taylor & Francis Group
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
London, New York
Series
Routledge studies in eighteenth-century literature ;, 1

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.509
Library of Congress
PR858.E65 B73 2003, PR858.E65B73 2003, PR858.E65 B73 2003eb

The Physical Object

Pagination
153 p. ;
Number of pages
153

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3566995M
ISBN 10
0415306108
LCCN
2002044732
OCLC/WorldCat
54491463, 51290019
Library Thing
6241450
Goodreads
2317306

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