The Getting of Wisdom
Not ‘Merry’ at All
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8892210 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian McFarlane (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Publication date | 1977-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Literary Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-9697 • E-ISSN: 1837-6479 |
| Publisher | Australian Literary Studies (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.20314/als.132e523bbb |
| OpenAlex | W2510857204 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
McFarlane challenges Richardsonâ s assertion that The Getting of Wisdom is a â merry little bookâ by revealing the bleakness of the narrative in several key scenes. McFarlane stresses the disappointment and embarrassment for Laura in these scenes and, while not subscribing to strict biographical criticism, praises the transfer of fact from life to art because of the power it produces
Aesthetics · Art · Assertion · Criticism · Disappointment · Embarrassment · Key (lock · Literature · Narrative · Power (physics · Sociology · Computer Science · Literature: history, themes, analysis · Modernist Literature and Criticism · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |