Unsettled Accounts: Money and Narrative in the Novels of George Gissing
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Unsettled Accounts: Money and Narrative in the Novels of George Gissing
By (Author) Simon J. James
Anthem Press
Anthem Press
8th December 2003
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900
823.8
Physical Properties
Paperback
200
Width 155mm, Height 234mm, Spine 26mm
454g
Description
Simon J. James examines how Gissing's work reveals an unhappy accommodation with money's underwriting of human existence and culture, and how daily life in all its forms - moral, intellectual, familial and erotic - is transcended or made irrelevant by its commodification.
Reviews
'James's study begins with an excellent survey of the role of money in Victorian plots, and works down to careful readings on the specifics of Gissin's art.' -'Victorian Studies'
Author Bio
Simon J. James is Lecturer in Victorian Literature in the Department of English Studies at the University of Durham. His research interests include Victorian fiction, masculinity in literature and contemporary writing.
