The Victorian world : a historical exploration of literature / Anne DeLong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeLong, Anne, author.

Series:

Historical explorations of literature.

Historical explorations 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.

Great Britain--Civilization--19th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxv, 237 pages).

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California ; Denver, Colorado : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2019]

Summary:

"The Victorian era was a time of great social, scientific, and cultural change. The literary works of that period reflect that change and help us to better understand the Victorian world. This book examines the historical, political, social, and cultural contexts of several important Victorian literary works: Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë; Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë; A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens; and several poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, including "The Cry of the Children," "The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point," "A Curse for a Nation," and Aurora Leigh. The volume provides historical explanations, literary analyses, and cultural context for each literary work, including primary documents from the nineteenth century. Topics investigated include women's rights, workers' rights, education reforms, marriage laws, race relations, inheritance and heredity, and other issues concerning gender, race, and class in the nineteenth century. Readers will gain a greater understanding of these major literary works as well as their historical context."--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë, 1847)

Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë, 1847)

A tale of two cities (Charles Dickens, 1859)

Victorian poetry and social justice (Elizabeth Barrett Browning).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798216032069

9798216161769

9781440860447

1440860440

OCLC:

1062395824

Publisher Number:

10.5040/9798216032069