Literature, Journalism, and the Vocabularies of Liberalism

Jock Macleod is an Associate Professor of Literary Studies at Griffith University, Australia. He is currently editor of the Australasian Journal of Victorian Studies.

• Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: Advanced Liberalism, Journalism, and Literary Culture 1. Between Literature and Politics: The Massingham Network and the Institutions of Advanced Liberalism 2. The 'Self-Conscious Evolution of Humanity': Advanced Liberalism and the Politics and Culture of 'Life' 3. Advanced Liberalism and the Cultural Value of 'Life': Ethics, Aesthetics, and Political Economy 4. Writing the East End: Advanced Liberalism, Realism and Social Reform 5. Contesting the New: Advanced Liberalism and the Emergence of Modernism Conclusion Bibliography Index