The Reasonable Man : : Trollope's Legal Fiction / / Coral Lansbury.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• VerfasserIn: Lansbury, Coral,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1981
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 666
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (242 p.)

In a new interpretation of the fiction of Anthony Trollope, Coral Lansbury argues that Trollope's work in the Post Office, starting in 1834, had more influence on his fiction than did any literary figure or tradition. Drawing on her original research in Post Office Records, she reveals the ways in which legal forms and legal reasoning shape both the language and the structure of Trollope's published work.Originally published in 1981.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table Of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- I. The Legal Structure Of Trollope's Fiction -- II. Order And Vision -- III. Society Examined: The Travel Books -- IV. Success And Personality: Autobiography And Biography -- V. Society And The Language Of Law -- Vi. The Macdermots of Ballycloran -- VII. The Single Transaction-Conscience And Society: The Warden -- VIII. The Single Transaction-Guilt And Society: Cousin Henry -- IX. The Multiple Transaction-Social Contracts-Law And Justice: Orley Farm -- X. The Multiple Transaction-Social Contracts-The Rebels: Mr. Scarborough's Family, Ayala's Angel -- XI. The Extended Multiple Transaction-The Rights and Duties of Barchester: The Warden, Barchester Towers, Doctor Thorne, Framley Parsonage, The Small House at Allington, The Last Chronicle of Barset -- XII. The Extended Multiple Transaction- Privilege and Power in Politics: Can You Forgive Her? Phineas Finn, The Eustace Diamonds, Phineas Redux, The Prime Minister, The Duke's Children -- Index