An edition of Beautiful boredom
(2009)
Beautiful boredom
idleness and feminine self-realization in the Victorian novel
by Lee Anna Maynard
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"Boredom in these works is an important means through which female characters are able to achieve a greater sense of self-awareness. The author examines both the deleterious and restorative aspects of boredom and shows how this subtle theme has continued to be used by more modern authors"--Provided by publisher.
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2009, McFarland
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Table of Contents
Avoiding the boring : boredom, beauty, and narrative in Jane Eyre
The complexion of boredom in Middlemarch
Life on a Grecian urn : boredom, beauty, and stasis in the Portrait of a lady
"The proper stuff of fiction"
a look forward
Postscript : boredom's beauty : Victorian visual representations of a pervasive mental state.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-186) and index.
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