Victorian Sacrifice : Ethics and Economics in Mid-Century Novels / Ilana Blumberg.
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- 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
- Self-sacrifice in literature
- Altruism in literature
- Ethics in literature
- Economics in literature
- Great Britain
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.
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