Reading Ideas in Victorian Literature

Argues against the repeated emphasis on literary form and for the artistic importance of literary content Appeals to those interested in philosophy and literature, especially the philosophy of literatureBrings together thinkers from the analytic and continental traditions in aestheticsContains an updated and expanded version of the award-winning essay ‘In Defence of Paraphrase’Makes a case for why Victorian literature and Victorian moral thought are worthy of attention Offers new readings of Geo