Book description
Though the dominant trend in nineteenth century literature was towards the kind of realism that highlights social evils and intractable personal problems, most of the major writers of the period also persisted with fictions embodying a relatively idyllic view of contemporary life. The present study looks at the ways in which some of these fictions cope with "realistic" subjects such as class conflict, sexual conflict, and death, while sustaining a basically idyllic mood.
CONTENTS:
1. Introduction
2. The Single Eye: Mary Russell Mitford
3. Tennyson’s "Idyls"
4. From Three Mile Cross to Deerbrook and Cranford
5. The Angel in the House, "Amos Barton", Silas Marner, Rachel Ray
6. Wives and Daughters
7. Conclusion
