BOOK

Time and the moment in Victorian literature and society

Zemka, Sue, 1958-

2011

Overview

\"Sudden changes, opportunities or revelations have always carried a special significance in western culture, from the Greek and later the Christian kairos to Evangelical experiences of conversion. This fascinating book explores the ways in which England, under the influence of industrialising forces and increased precision in assessing the passing of time, attached importance to moments and events that compress great significance into small units of time. Sue Zemka questions the importance that modernity invests in momentary events, from religion to aesthetics and philosophy. She argues for a strain in Victorian and early modern novels critical of the values the age invested in moments of time, and suggests that such novels also offer a correction to contemporary culture and criticism, with its emphasis on the momentary event as an agency of change\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 Criticism and interpretation. / Eliot, George, 1819-1880 Criticism and interpretation. / Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 Criticism and interpretation. / English fiction 19th century History and criticism. / Time in literature. / Time perception in literature. / Literature and society England History 19th century. / Literature and technology England History 19th century. / LITERARY CRITICISM - European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
• ISBN: 9781107007420, 1107007429

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PR878.T5 Z46 2011	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE