The Burdens Of Perfection: On Ethics And Reading In Nineteenth-Century Brit...

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Book Title: Burdens of Perfection : on Ethics and Reading in Nineteenth-Century British Literature

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.8in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Andrew H. Miller

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Ethics & Moral Philosophy, General, Europe / Great Britain / General, Books & Reading, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Subjects & Themes / General

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Publication Year: 2010

Genre: Literary Criticism, History, Literary Collections, Philosophy

Item Weight: 16 Oz

Number of Pages: 280 Pages