Eavesdropping in the novel from Austen to Proust /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Ann Gaylin.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2002.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xi, 241 pages)
SERIES
Series Title
Cambridge studies in nineteenth-century literature and culture ;
Volume Designation
37
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-236) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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I'm all ears: Pride and Prejudice, or the story behind the story -- Eavesdropping and the gentle art of Persuasion -- Household words: Balzac's and Dickens's domestic spaces -- The madwoman outside the attic: eavesdropping and narrative agency in The Woman in White -- La double entente: eavesdropping and identity in A la recherche du temps perdu -- Conclusion: covert listeners and secret agents.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book investigates human curiosity and its representation in eavesdropping scenes in nineteenth-century English and French novels. Ann Gaylin analyses eavesdropping in Austen, Balzac, Collins, Dickens and Proust. This innovative study will be of interest to scholars of nineteenth-century English and European literature.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Eavesdropping in the novel from Austen to Proust.
International Standard Book Number
0521815851
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Austen, Jane,1775-1817-- Criticism and interpretation.
Balzac, Honoré de,1799-1850-- Criticism and interpretation.
Collins, Wilkie,1824-1889-- Criticism and interpretation.
Proust, Marcel,1871-1922-- Criticism and interpretation.
Austen, Jane,1775-1817
Balzac, Honoré de,1799-1850
Collins, Wilkie,1824-1889
Proust, Marcel,1871-1922
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Comparative literature-- English and French.
Comparative literature-- French and English.
Eavesdropping in literature.
English fiction-- 19th century-- History and criticism.