Work in the English Novel - The Myth of Vocation

Informationen zum Autor Ruth Danon Klappentext Originally published in 1985, this book traces the development of an ideal of work in English writing which runs parallel to that of the Protestant work ethic. The author has called this the myth of vocation: work is seen as the primary source of self-definition, psychic integration and fulfilment. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1985, this book traces the development of an ideal of work in English writing which runs parallel to that of the Protestant work ethic. The author has called this the myth of vocation: work is seen as the primary source of self-definition, psychic integration and fulfilment. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. 1. Robinson Crusoe : Defining the Myth of Vocation 2. Charles Dickens: Domesticating the Myth of Vocation 3. Jude the Obscure : Vocation and the Integrated Life. Conclusion. Selected Bibliography. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Ruth Danon
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9780367444617
• ISBN: 978-0-367-44461-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: 18th Century Literature
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies