The Cambridge Companion to English Literature, 1830–1914

ISBN-13: 9780521882880 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 348 str.

Joanne Shattock (University of Leicester)

Opis

A volume of new essays on Victorian themes, genres and authors, aimed at students and lecturers.

Recenzje

'… provides the student of Victorian literature and culture, or the curious and interested, with a well-wrought introduction … extremely useful for an introductory class or a student or scholar looking for a quick history of the period.' Annotated Bibliography of English Studies

Spis treści

Introduction Joanne Shattock; Part I. Modes of Writing and their Contexts: 1. Authors and authorship Josephine Guy; 2. Readers and readerships Mary Hammond; 3. Life writing Alison Booth; 4. The culture of criticism Joanne Shattock; 5. Women's voices and public debate Susan Hamilton; 6. Writing the past Hilary Fraser; 7. Radical writing Sally Ledger; 8. Popular culture Katherine Newey; Part II. Intersections and Incursions: 9. Science and its popularization Gowan Dawson; 10. Body and mind Jenny Bourne Taylor; 11. Writing and religion Andrew Sanders; 12. Visual culture John Plunkett; Part III. The Centre and the Periphery: 13. Empire and nationalism Patrick Brantlinger; 14. Transatlantic relations Bridget Bennett; 15. European exchanges Alison Chapman; Guide to further reading; Index.