Victorian conversion narratives and reading communities

Because Victorian authors rarely discuss conversion experiences separately from the modes in which they are narrated, Emily Walker Heady argues that the conversion narrative became, in effect, a form of literary criticism. Literary conventions, in turn, served the reciprocal function as a means of d...

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Main Author: Heady, Emily Walker (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Farnham [u.a.] Ashgate [2013]
In:Year: 2013
Reviews:Victorian Conversion Narratives and Reading Communities. By Emily Walker Heady (2014) (Gilley, Sheridan, 1945 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Dickens, Charles 1812-1870, Dombey and Son / Entertainment (Motif)
B Brontë, Charlotte 1816-1855, Villette / Entertainment (Motif)
B Eliot, George 1819-1880, Daniel Deronda / Entertainment (Motif)
B Conrad, Joseph 1857-1924, Heart of darkness / Entertainment (Motif)
B English language / Conversation / History 1830-1900
Further subjects:B English fiction 19th century History and criticism
B Conversion in literature
B Narration (Rhetoric) History 19th century
B English fiction 19th century History and criticism