The Jew in the Victorian Novel : Some Relationships Between Prejudice and Art
New York: AMS Press, 1980.
Hardcover. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. Item #4626
ISBN: 040418023X
1" front hinge tear midway (hinge is solid), gift inscription from "Anne" on front free endpaper, otherwise slight wear; Dust Jacket rubbed, soil, edgewear, spine peel. Crisp copy. ; "Of fundamental importance, the analyses of the Jewish characters detect the different ways in which prejudice functions within the various novels. The following chapters necessarily explore various correlations between prejudice and art that are to be found in Victorian novels, and the effect these have on Jewish characters, rather than merely apply a rigid theory to texts, resulting in an overly simple view of the nature of Jewish characters in Victorian novels. For the Victorian novel is far from a set genre, and there is a great deal of diversity among the artistic techniques of the various authors, as well as among their social visions and moral precepts." - author's Preface. Contents: Preface; Chapter One: Prejudice and Art; Ch Two: The Jew and His Image; Ch Three: Charles Dickens: Prejudiced Imagination; Ch Four: Anthony Trollope: Prejudiced Realism; Ch Five: George Eliot: Prejudiced Sympathy; Notes; Bibliography; Index. ; AMS Studies in the Nineteenth Century; Vol. 1; 238 pages.
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