Reticence in Literature
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Reticence in Literature is an essay by Arthur Waugh that critiques the emerging tendencies toward frankness and explicitness in late 19th-century English writing, advocating instead for restraint and traditional moral sensibilities in literature.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | essay ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
limits of permissible subject matter in literature
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propriety of sexual candor in fiction ⓘ relationship between art and morality ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Arthur Waugh as conservative literary critic ⓘ |
| author | Arthur Waugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiquesTrend |
emerging tendencies toward frankness in English writing
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increasing explicitness in literary treatment of sex and morality ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
document of Victorian anxieties about literary frankness
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example of conservative reaction to increasing realism in literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Victorian moral and social norms ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
contemporary critics and authors of late 19th century
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readers of English literary criticism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryContext |
Victorian literature
NERFINISHED
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transition to modernist tendencies ⓘ |
| literaryPeriodDiscussed | late 19th-century English literature ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
frankness and explicitness in literature
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morality in literature ⓘ reticence in literary style ⓘ |
| positionOnTopic |
advocates restraint in literary expression
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criticizes explicitness in late 19th-century English writing ⓘ defends traditional moral sensibilities in literature ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Victorian prudery
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censorship in literature ⓘ literary decorum ⓘ realism in literature ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | Arthur Waugh’s other critical writings on English literature ⓘ |
| supportsValue |
Victorian moral standards
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discretion ⓘ restraint ⓘ traditional morality ⓘ |
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