The Humble in 19th- to 21st-Century British Literature and Arts

• Other Authors: Brasme, Isabelle (Editor), Ganteau, Jean-Michel (Editor), Reynier, Christine (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Montpellier Presses universitaires de la Méditerranée 2017
• Series: Horizons anglophones
• Subjects: Literary studies: general; poetry; aesthetics; ethics; politics; fiction; arts; (post)modernism; theatre
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Through its take on 'the humble', this volume attempts to reveal the depth and philosophical relevance of literature, its ethical and political dimension as well as its connection to life. Because it can be associated with social class, religion, psychology or ethics, the notion of 't...