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245 14 a| The sexual imperative in the novels of Sir Henry Rider Haggardh| [electronic resource] /c| Richard Reeve.;

260 a| London ;a| New York, NY :b| Anthem Press,c| 2018.;

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300 a| pages cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 8 a| Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Chapter One: The Sexual Imperative; Chapter Two: The Origins of Haggard's Fictional Writing; Chapter Three: The Early Novels (1884-1895): Youthful Anger; Chapter Four: The New Woman, Female Self-Sacrifice and Spirituality (1887-1901); Chapter Five: Spiritual Love and Sexual Renunciation (1899-1908); Chapter Six: The Final Fiction: Spiritual Consolation and the Dictates of the Sexual Imperative (1909-1930); Chapter Seven: Summation: A Personal Odyssey.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "The book represents a detailed consideration of the development of the theme of the sexual imperative primarily through the prism of ten of Haggard's novels, a largely unexplored area of his fiction, but also in certain of his contemporary romances. The book fills an important gap in Haggard scholarship which has traditionally tended to focus upon his early romances and to centre on their political and psychological resonances, and to contribute to wider current debates on Victorian and turn of the century literature. It explores the relationship between Haggard's fictional rendition of this theme and aspects of his personal history and it proposes that his preoccupation with it constitutes in significant part an outworking of deeply personal sexual and emotional issues. The book relates Haggard's fiction to the literary and social context in which he wrote. It contends that although his treatment of this theme is not nearly as adventurous as that of some of his literary contemporaries his repeated consideration of what he regarded as the most important human driver lends his fiction a strength and integrity which has not been fully recognised"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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The sexual imperative in the novels of Sir Henry Rider Haggard / Richard Reeve.

Author/creator	Reeve, Richard, 1948-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	London ; New York, NY : Anthem Press, 2018.
Description	pages cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider), 1856-1925--Criticism and interpretation. Sexual ethics in literature. Sex in literature.

Contents	Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Chapter One: The Sexual Imperative; Chapter Two: The Origins of Haggard's Fictional Writing; Chapter Three: The Early Novels (1884-1895): Youthful Anger; Chapter Four: The New Woman, Female Self-Sacrifice and Spirituality (1887-1901); Chapter Five: Spiritual Love and Sexual Renunciation (1899-1908); Chapter Six: The Final Fiction: Spiritual Consolation and the Dictates of the Sexual Imperative (1909-1930); Chapter Seven: Summation: A Personal Odyssey.
Abstract	"The book represents a detailed consideration of the development of the theme of the sexual imperative primarily through the prism of ten of Haggard's novels, a largely unexplored area of his fiction, but also in certain of his contemporary romances. The book fills an important gap in Haggard scholarship which has traditionally tended to focus upon his early romances and to centre on their political and psychological resonances, and to contribute to wider current debates on Victorian and turn of the century literature. It explores the relationship between Haggard's fictional rendition of this theme and aspects of his personal history and it proposes that his preoccupation with it constitutes in significant part an outworking of deeply personal sexual and emotional issues. The book relates Haggard's fiction to the literary and social context in which he wrote. It contends that although his treatment of this theme is not nearly as adventurous as that of some of his literary contemporaries his repeated consideration of what he regarded as the most important human driver lends his fiction a strength and integrity which has not been fully recognised"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2017059990
ISBN	9781783087631 (hardback)

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