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Lauren M.E.Goodlad Fratz, Deborah Mae 2015-09-25T20:15:23Z 2015-09-25T20:15:23Z 10000-01-01 2008 2008 "While many previous studies of Victorian disability have focused on non-literary works and melodramatic forms, the specific focus on realist fiction offers a fresh perspective on disability's ethical function. Realism's investment in interiority disrupts the often cliched association between physical disability and emotional excess, providing a de-sensationalized though no less ethically urgent depiction of disability. The foremost literary critical goal of this study is to describe the complex ways in which physical difference could stand for ethical authority, making the ""disabled subject"" the repository of exceptional character-building powers in Victorian fiction." Made available in DSpace on 2015-09-25T20:15:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license.txt: 4848 bytes, checksum: 96035ab3f5e1c23cc7138a224ce498bd (MD5) 3314769.pdf: 2554599 bytes, checksum: 176e068de3cd17dc0eba2aafb6c19a45 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 82719 Lift date: Forever Reason: Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs U of I Only 181 p. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/81438 (MiAaPQ)AAI3314769 eng Literature, English Disabled Subjects: Disability Gender and Ethical Agency in Victorian Realism text English English University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dissertation Ph.D.