The Figure of Consciousness: William James, Henry James and Edith Wharton

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Routledge, 2013. aug. 21. - 288 oldal
Through analysis of metaphors of consciousness in the philosophy and fiction of William James, Henry James and Edith Wharton, this work traces the significance of representations of knowledge, gender and social class, revealing how writers conceived of the self in modern literature.
 

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Acknowledgments
Preface
The Discourse of Consciousness in NineteenthCentury Science
Chapter Two Contesting Metaphors and the Discourse of Consciousness in William James
Henry Jamess Portrait of a Lady and the Drama of Social Relations
Gendered Metaphors and The Golden Bowl
SelfConsciousness and Social Awareness in Edith Whartons The House of Mirth
Chapter Six The Price of a Conscious Self in Edith Whartons The Age of Innocence
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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Jill M. Kress earned her Ph.D. (1998) from the University of Rochester. Currently she teaches American literature and writing at St. John Fisher College. Her work has appeared in The Journal of the History of Ideas and Salamander.

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