The Bronts and the Idea of the Human Science, Ethics, and the Victorian Imagination |
|
Editor:
| Lewis, Alexandra |
Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-107-15481-0 |
Publication Date: | May 2019 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
|
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $149.95 |
Book Description:
|
Investigating links between literature, science, psychology, religion, law, and ethics, this study re-evaluates nineteenth-century understandings of what it means to be human. Leading scholars argue for the centrality of the idea of the human within the works of the Brontë sisters, offering new insight on their writing and cultural contexts.
Investigating links between literature, science, psychology, religion, law, and ethics, this study re-evaluates nineteenth-century understandings of what it means to be human. Leading scholars argue for the centrality of the idea of the human within the works of the Brontë sisters, offering new insight on their writing and cultural contexts.