Prose of the Victorian Period

Prose of the Victorian Period
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Total Pages : 614
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105002563430
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Synopsis Prose of the Victorian Period by : William Earl Buckler

"An established series of classic American, British, and continental literature distinguished by its textual purity and authoritative editorial material." -Publisher.

Prose of the Victorian Period

Prose of the Victorian Period
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Total Pages : 614
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Synopsis Prose of the Victorian Period by : William Earl Buckler

"An established series of classic American, British, and continental literature distinguished by its textual purity and authoritative editorial material." -Publisher.

Victorian Prose

Victorian Prose
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 502
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ISBN-10 : 0231504780
ISBN-13 : 9780231504782
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Victorian Prose by : Rosemary J. Mundhenk

This engaging, informative collection of Victorian nonfiction prose juxtaposes classic texts and canonical writers with more obscure writings and authors in order to illuminate important debates in nineteenth-century Britain—inviting modern readers to see the age anew. The collection represents the voices of a broad scope of women and men on a range of nineteenth-century cultural issues and in various forms—from periodical essays to travel accounts, letters to lectures, and autobiographies to social surveys. With its fifty-six substantial selections, Victorian Prose reaches beyond the work of Carlyle, Newman, Mill, Arnold, and Ruskin to uncover an array of lesser-known voices of the era. Women writers are given full attention—writings by Mary Prince, Dinah M. Craik, Florence Nightingale, Frances P. Cobbe, and Lucie Duff Gordon are among the entries. Excerpts cover such topics of the age as British imperialism, the crisis of religious faith, and debates about gender. On the issue of colonial expansion, opinions range from Benjamin Disraeli's celebration of empire-building as evidence of Britain's glory to David Livingstone's promotion of commerce with Africa as a way to retard the slave trade and make it unprofitable. Views on "the woman question" extend from John Stuart Mill's defense of women's rights to Mrs. Humphry Ward's opposition to women's franchise and Sarah Ellis's support for the domestic ideal. This invaluable resource features: attention to important noncanonical writers—including a generous selection of women writers; a wide range of written forms, including periodical essays, travel accounts, letters, lectures, autobiographies, and social surveys; both chronological and thematic tables of contents—the latter encompassing subject areas such as England at home and abroad, the new sciences, religion, and the status of women; selections drawn from the original nineteenth-century editions; and annotations to each text that aid nonspecialists in understanding unfamiliar names, terms, and cultural debates.

The Literature of the Victorian Era

The Literature of the Victorian Era
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 1077
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ISBN-10 : 9781107600485
ISBN-13 : 1107600480
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis The Literature of the Victorian Era by : Hugh Walker

Originally published in 1910, this book provides a detailed introduction to Victorian literature and the context in which it was created. The main body of the text analyses the general trends in poetry and prose during the period, providing individual chapters on major literary figures such as Tennyson, Browning, Dickens and Thackeray. Key aspects in Victorian thought are also discussed, covering a variety of philosophical, theological and scientific ideas. This is a fascinating text that will be of value to anyone with an interest in Victorian literature and the development of literary criticism.

A History of Victorian Literature

A History of Victorian Literature
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 481
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ISBN-10 : 9780470672396
ISBN-13 : 0470672390
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis A History of Victorian Literature by : James Eli Adams

Incorporating a broad range of contemporary scholarship, A History of Victorian Literature presents an overview of the literature produced in Great Britain between 1830 and 1900, with fresh consideration of both major figures and some of the era's less familiar authors. Part of the Blackwell Histories of Literature series, the book describes the development of the Victorian literary movement and places it within its cultural, social and political context. A wide-ranging narrative overview of literature in Great Britain between 1830 and 1900, capturing the extraordinary variety of literary output produced during this era Analyzes the development of all literary forms during this period - the novel, poetry, drama, autobiography and critical prose - in conjunction with major developments in social and intellectual history Considers the ways in which writers engaged with new forms of social responsibility in their work, as Britain transformed into the world's first industrial economy Offers a fresh perspective on the work of both major figures and some of the era’s less familiar authors Winner of a Choice Outstanding Academic Title award, 2009

The Penguin Book of Victorian Verse

The Penguin Book of Victorian Verse
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 916
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ISBN-10 : 9780141958675
ISBN-13 : 0141958677
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis The Penguin Book of Victorian Verse by :

Daniel Karlin has selected poetry written and published during the reign of Queen Victoria, (1837-1901). Giving pride of place to Tennyson, Robert Browning, and Christina Rossetti, the volume offers generous selections from other major poets such asArnold, Emily Bronte, Hardy and Hopkins, and makes room for several poem-sequences in their entirety. It is wonderful, too, in its discovery and inclusion of eccentric, dissenting, un-Victorian voices, poets who squarely refuse to 'represent' their period. It also includes the work of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, George Meredith, James Thomson and Augusta Webster.

Why Victorian Literature Still Matters

Why Victorian Literature Still Matters
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 1444304623
ISBN-13 : 9781444304626
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis Why Victorian Literature Still Matters by : Philip Davis

Why Victorian Literature Still Matters is a passionatedefense of Victorian literature’s enduring impact andimportance for readers interested in the relationship betweenliterature and life, reading and thinking. Explores the prominence of Victorian literature forcontemporary readers and academics, through the author’sunique insight into why it is still important today Provides new frames of interpretation for key Victorian worksof literature and close readings of important texts Argues for a new engagement with Victorian literature, fromgeneral readers and scholars alike Seeks to remove Victorian literature from an entrenched set ofvalues, traditions and perspectives - demonstrating how vital andresonant it is for modern literary and cultural analysis

Victorian Publishing

Victorian Publishing
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 9781351875868
ISBN-13 : 1351875868
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Victorian Publishing by : Alexis Weedon

Drawing on research into the book-production records of twelve publishers-including George Bell & Son, Richard Bentley, William Blackwood, Chatto & Windus, Oliver & Boyd, Macmillan, and the book printers William Clowes and T&A Constable - taken at ten-year intervals from 1836 to 1916, this book interprets broad trends in the growth and diversity of book publishing in Victorian Britain. Chapters explore the significance of the export trade to the colonies and the rising importance of towns outside London as centres of publishing; the influence of technological change in increasing the variety and quantity of books; and how the business practice of literary publishing developed to expand the market for British and American authors. The book takes examples from the purchase and sale of popular fiction by Ouida, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Ewing, and canonical authors such as George Eliot, Wilkie Collins, and Mark Twain. Consideration of the unique demands of the educational market complements the focus on fiction, as readers, arithmetic books, music, geography, science textbooks, and Greek and Latin classics became a staple for an increasing number of publishing houses wishing to spread the risk of novel publication.

A New Companion to Victorian Literature and Culture

A New Companion to Victorian Literature and Culture
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 586
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ISBN-10 : 9781118624487
ISBN-13 : 1118624483
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis A New Companion to Victorian Literature and Culture by : Herbert F. Tucker

A NEW COMPANION TO VICTORIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE The Victorian period was a time of rapid cultural change, which resulted in a huge and varied literary output. A New Companion to Victorian Literature and Culture offers experienced guidance to the literature of nineteenth-century Britain and its social and historical context. This revised and expanded edition comprises contributions from over 30 leading scholars who, approaching the Victorian epoch from different positions and traditions, delve into the unruly complexities of the Victorian imagination. Divided into five parts, this new Companion surveys seven decades of history before examining the key phases in a Victorian life, the leading professions and walks of life, the major literary genres, the way Victorians defined their persons, homes, and national identity, and how recent “neo-Victorian” developments in contemporary culture reconfigure the sense we make of the past today. Important topics such as sexuality, denominational faith, social class, and global empire inform each chapter’s approach. Each chapter provides a comprehensive bibliography of established and emerging scholarship.

The Broadview Anthology of Victorian Prose, 1832-1901

The Broadview Anthology of Victorian Prose, 1832-1901
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Publisher : Broadview Press
Total Pages : 553
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ISBN-10 : 9781460400302
ISBN-13 : 1460400305
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis The Broadview Anthology of Victorian Prose, 1832-1901 by : Mary Elizabeth Leighton

The Victorian era witnessed dramatic transformations in print culture, and this new anthology covers the exciting intellectual and social debates of the period. From first-person accounts of the lives of factory workers to Oscar Wilde’s aesthetic theory, and from narratives of British travelers in Africa and Asia to Havelock Ellis’s theories of “sexual inversion,” the surprising diversity of nineteenth-century nonfiction writing is represented. Illustrations from Victorian periodicals provide a vivid sense of the original reading experience. The book’s thematic organization emphasizes the social and historical contexts of prose writings, as well as the way in which these writings address each other. In addition to a general critical introduction, the anthology features new thematic introductions by experts in the field.