{"product_id":"9780292756106","title":"Between Self and Society: Inner Worlds and Outer Limits in the British Psychological Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetween Self and Society\u003c\/i\u003e explores the psychosocial dramas that galvanize six major British novels written between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. The book challenges an influential misconception that has for too long hindered appreciation of the psychological novel. John Rodden argues that there should be no simplifying antithesis between psychological, “inner” conflicts (within the mind or “soul”) and institutional, “outer” conflicts (within family, class, community). Instead, it is the overarching, dramatic—yet often tortuous—relations between self and society that demand our attention. Rodden presents fresh interpretations of an eclectic group of prose fiction classics, including Tobias Smollett’s \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Roderick Random\u003c\/i\u003e, William Godwin’s \u003ci\u003eCaleb Williams\u003c\/i\u003e, Thomas Hardy’s \u003ci\u003eThe Mayor of Casterbridge\u003c\/i\u003e, Ford Madox Ford’s \u003ci\u003eThe Good Soldier\u003c\/i\u003e, Wyndham Lewis’s \u003ci\u003eTarr\u003c\/i\u003e, and D. H. Lawrence’s \u003ci\u003eWomen in Love\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar from being merely admirable experiments, let alone daring though interesting failures, these fictions are shown to possess aesthetic unity, stylistic consistency, and psychic force. \u003ci\u003eBetween Self and Society\u003c\/i\u003e thus impels our careful reconsideration of novels that represent major artistic achievements, yet have been either unjustly neglected or appreciated in limiting ways that do injustice to their psychological aspects. Rodden’s vibrant discussion invites an upward revaluation of these works and encourages the full recognition of their value and significance in British literary history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103115034864,"sku":"9780292756106","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780292756106_p0.jpg?v=1763682251","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780292756106","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}