Hugh Walker
Cambridge University Press
e druk, 2011
9781107600485
The Literature of the Victorian Era
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Paperback, 1076 blz.
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Engels
Cambridge University Press |
2011
ISBN13: 9781107600485
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Samenvatting
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.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781107600485
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:1076
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction: 1. The new age; 2. The German influence: Thomas Carlyle; Part I. Speculative Thought: 3. Theology; 4. Philosophy; 5. Science; Part II. Creative Art; Section 1. Poetry: 6. The Interregnum in poetry; 7. The new kings: Tennyson and Browning; 8. The minor poets: earlier period; 9. Tennyson; 10. Browning; 11. The turn of the century: new influences; 12. Later developments; Section 2. Prose Fiction: 13. After Scott; 14. Dickens and Thackeray; 15. The women novelists; 16. The later fiction; Part III. Et Cetera: 17. History and biography; 18. Literary and aesthetic criticism; 19. Miscellaneous prose; Index.