Dying to be English : suicide narratives and national identity, 1721-1814 /
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Author / Creator: | McGuire, Kelly. |
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Imprint: | London ; Brookfield, Vt. : Pickering & Chatto, 2012. |
Description: | xviii, 284 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Gender and genre ; 8 Gender and genre ; no. 8. |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8778474 |
ISBN: | 9781848931107 1848931107 |
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-274) and index. |
Summary: | "Enlightenment assumptions regarding the gendering of suicide still persist in coroners' investigations, statistical analyses and the media's coverage of high-profile deaths. This study examines the presentation of suicide within the genre of the eighteenth-century novel as both a feminine action and a declaration of national identity. A perceived rise in suicide rates in the eighteenth-century led to the topic's identification as an 'English Malady' and its treatment within the novel as a public, society-defining gesture. Using the novels of several key writers of the period, including Frances Burney, Eliza Haywood and Samuel Richardson, McGuire demonstrates that their work inscribes a nationalist imperative to frame suicide as self-sacrifice. By considering the eighteenth-century novel as a cultural document, she combines literary analysis with cultural history, creating an innovative and challenging picture of the relationship between suicide, gender and national identity"--Publisher's website, March 28, 2012. |
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