A companion to Victorian poetry / edited by Richard Cronin, Alison Chapman and Anthony Harrison.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cronin, Richard, 1949-

Chapman, Alison, 1970-

Harrison, Anthony.

Series:

Blackwell companions to literature and culture ; 15.

Blackwell companions to literature and culture ; 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English poetry--19th century--History and criticism--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

English poetry.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xiv, 602 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2002.

Summary:

This Companion brings together specially commissioned essays by distinguished international scholars that reflect both the diversity of Victorian poetry and the variety of critical approaches that illuminate it. The volume opens with an introductory essay on Victorian poetics by Carol Christ that offers a commanding overview of the whole period. The remaining contributions are organized into three parts. The first surveys the variety of schools and styles in Victorian poetry; in the second, the focus shifts from the form and content of the poetry to the means of its production and distribution; the final part positions Victorian verse in its contexts and explores its interactions with dominant cultural discourses. The Companion as a whole does more than map the existing state of scholarship in the field; it sets out an agenda for future research.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0631222073

OCLC:

47665375