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Beautiful Boredom by Lee Anna Maynard
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Beautiful Boredom

Idleness and Feminine Self-realization in the Victorian Novel
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This volume explores boredom as a possible force for good in the Victorian novel. Boredom in these works is an important means through which female characters are able to achieve a greater sense of self-awareness. In her discussion of Charlotte Bronte's ""Jane Eyre"" (1847), George Eliot's ""Middlemarch"" (1871-72), and Henry James' ""The Portrait of a Lady"" (1881), the author examines both the deleterious and restorative aspects of boredom and shows how this subtle theme has continued to be used by more modern authors.

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Lee Anna Maynard is a freelance writer and independent scholar in Montgomery, Alabama. As an assistant professor of English, she produced articles on adventure and sensation novels.
Release date Australia
September 30th, 2009
Audience
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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notes, bibliography, index
Pages
198
Dimensions
150x226x13
ISBN-13
9780786445554
Product ID
3389316

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