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This thesis seeks to compare the portrayal of the industrial city as regards the living space of the working classes in Elizabeth Gaskell's fiction with the historical facts. The following aspects are of special importance: To what degree does her picture correspond to reality? Are her descriptions one-sided or balanced, precise or inaccurate, rich or poor in details? Does she portray the situation in a generalizing or varied way? Does she varnish or paint too black a picture of the city, distorting the truth, for instance, by leaving out certain aspects? This examination is made on the basis of the following subjects: The outward appearance of the industrial city, the working conditions in factories and the living conditions, with housing receiving special attention alongside income, food, education, and leisure. Incorrect or questionable statements and judgments of other critics regarding these topics are discussed and evalued. In essence, the upshot of this investigation is that the picture of the English industrial city in the nineteenth century painted by Mrs. Gaskell does, in most respects, correspond with the historical facts and is generally accurate and vivid in the main,

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Author

Werner Habicht, Paul Georg Meyer

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9783484431010

Field

Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)