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Victorian Sacrifice : Ethics and Economics in Mid-Century Novels /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Blumberg, Ilana M., 1970- (autor.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Columbus : Ohio State University Press, [2013]
Series:	Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:	Self-sacrifice in literature. Religion and literature. Ethics in literature. English literature. Economics in literature. Altruism in literature. Litterature anglaise > 19e siecle > Histoire et critique. Religion et litterature > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siecle. Devouement dans la litterature. Altruisme dans la litterature. Morale dans la litterature. Économie politique dans la litterature. English literature > 19th century > History and criticism. Religion and literature > Great Britain > History > 19th century. Great Britain. History. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

The heir of Redclyffe and the heiress : men, women, and Christian self-sacrifice
Suicide, sin, and self-sacrifice in A tale of two cities
"Love yourself as your neighbor" : guilt and the ethics of personal benefit in Adam Bede
"Unnatural self-sacrifice" : Trollope's ethic of mutual benefit
Collins' writerly sacrifice
Conclusion : Robert Elsmere : the "true, best self" and the ideal of mutual service.