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- Honor, Romanticism, and the Hidden Value of Modernity
- Cambridge Studies in Romanticism
- Honor, Romanticism, and the Hidden Value of Modernity
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Soliloquies in Praise of Chivalry
- Interlude
- Chapter 2 “Say, What Is Honour?”
- Chapter 3 Full Faith and Credit
- Interlude
- Chapter 4 Black in Character as in Complexion
- Postlude
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Romanticism
Interlude
1995: Rob Roy and Clueless
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 February 2023
- Honor, Romanticism, and the Hidden Value of Modernity
- Cambridge Studies in Romanticism
- Honor, Romanticism, and the Hidden Value of Modernity
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Soliloquies in Praise of Chivalry
- Interlude
- Chapter 2 “Say, What Is Honour?”
- Chapter 3 Full Faith and Credit
- Interlude
- Chapter 4 Black in Character as in Complexion
- Postlude
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in Romanticism
Summary
This interlude pivots from the neofeudal to the neoliberal, terms that are sometimes used synonymously in contemporary political theory. It addresses two popular film adaptations of Austen and Scotts novels: Clueless and Rob Roy. Released during the mid-1990s, an era of hyperactive economic speculation, both films dramatize the perils of a quantifiable form of social relations made possible by mass financialization. However, while the films critique financialized honor, this time it is an aesthetic derived from Austen, and not Scott, that deftly undercuts honor codes premised on credit and debt.
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- Honor, Romanticism, and the Hidden Value of Modernity , pp. 101 - 105Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023