ENGL 330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Elizabeth Gaskell, Commodity Fetishism, Household Words
28 Feb 2019
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Cranford first published serially in household words between 1851-1853. Was only suppose to last 2 chapters, occasionally added to afterward then eventually a plot was added the way ppl regard objects is less about the object itself and more about the social value they have. The aura the idea of authenticity caring less about the art itself because it is easy to reproduce it. Elizabeth gaskell (1810-1865) born in london youngest of 8 children, but was one of two kids who survived infant mortality children died very often around this time. Mother died a year after she was born and thus sent to live with her aunt and grandparents from the midlands agricultural middle ground. Unitarianism branch of christianity, don"t believe that christ is divine or the literal son of. Manchester becomes a major industrial centre by the end of the 18th century. Mass production of cloth from cotton occurred here. Massive influx of poor labourers working in factories.
