A history of Victorian literature / James Eli Adams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, James Eli, author.

Series:

Blackwell histories of literature.

Blackwell Histories of Literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--19th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

Literature and society--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Literature and society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (371 pages)

Place of Publication:

Chichester, [England] : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.

Summary:

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

Contents:

Introduction: locating Victorian literature

"The times are unexampled": literature in the age of machinery, 1830-1850

Crystal palace and 'Bleak House': expansion and anomie, 1851-1873

The rise of mass culture and the specter of decline, 1873-1901.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 6, 2016).

ISBN:

9786612116025

9781282116023

1282116029

9781444305951

1444305956

9781444305944

1444305948

9781444354898

1444354892

OCLC:

927509399