Description
Book SynopsisDrawing on a wide range of literary, cultural, and historical thinkers-Jurgen Habermas, Michel Foucault, Benedict Anderson, Mary Poovey, and Charles Tilly-Morris makes an original and highly sophisticated contribution to our understanding of the complex and always contested processes of imagining social inclusiveness.
Trade ReviewA must read for Victorianists interested in politics, the novel, and cultural studies in general. Choice 2005 Morris's forays into imagining cultural and literary constructions of inclusive society in Victorian England are both informed and informative. Dickens Quarterly 2005 A well-researched study. -- Gerardo Del Guercio Cercles 2005 Morris tells with rigor and intelligence an important story. -- Ivan Kreilkamp Modern Philology 2006
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1. Imagining Inclusive Society, 1846–1867: Theoretical Perspectives
Chapter 2. Producing Inclusive Society, 1846–1867: Empirical Histories
Part II: Inclusive Leadership: Heroes of Domesticity
Chapter 3. Shirley: Charisma or Sincerity?
Chapter 4. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.: The Hero as Sincere Man
Part III: The Constitution of the Public
Chapter 5. Bleak House: Interested Knowledge and Imaginary Power
Chapter 6. North and South: From Public Sphere to Manipulative Publicity
Part IV: Embodying Mass Culture
Chapter 7. Romola: The Politics of Disinterestedness
Chapter 8. Our Mutual Friend: Visualizing Distinction
Conclusion
Notes
Works Cited
Index
