{"product_id":"between-self-and-society-9781477312230","title":"Between Self and Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetween Self and Society\u003c\/i\u003e explores the psychosocial dramas that galvanize six major British novels written between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. The book challenges an influential misconception that has for too long hindered appreciation of the psychological novel. John Rodden argues that there should be no simplifying antithesis between psychological, “inner” conflicts (within the mind or “soul”) and institutional, “outer” conflicts (within family, class, community). Instead, it is the overarching, dramatic—yet often tortuous—relations between self and society that demand our attention. Rodden presents fresh interpretations of an eclectic group of prose fiction classics, including Tobias Smollett’s \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Roderick Random\u003c\/i\u003e, William Godwin’s \u003ci\u003eCaleb Williams\u003c\/i\u003e, Thomas Hardy’s \u003ci\u003eThe Mayor of Casterbridge\u003c\/i\u003e, Ford Madox Ford’s \u003ci\u003eThe Good Soldier\u003c\/i\u003e, Wyndham Lewis’s \u003ci\u003eT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter One. Smollett's Roderick Random: In Love with Narcissa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Two. Godwin's\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eCaleb Williams:\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A Half-Told and Mangled Tale\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Three. Hardy's\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThe Mayor of Casterbridge: The Infernal Triangle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Four. Ford's The Good Soldier: Movements of the Heart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Five. Lewis's\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eTarr: Portraits of the Failed Artist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter Six. Lawrence's\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eWomen in Love: The Role of Miss \"Dawington\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408948928855,"sku":"9781477312230","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/between-self-and-society-9781477312230","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}