The Victorian interval was once a time of speedy cultural switch, which led to a major and sundry literary output. A New better half to Victorian Literature and Culture bargains skilled suggestions to the literature of nineteenth-century Britain and its social and historic context. This revised and improved variation contains contributions from over 30 best students who, impending the Victorian epoch from assorted positions and traditions, delve into the unruly complexities of the Victorian imagination.
Divided into 5 elements, this new significant other surveys seven many years of historical past sooner than interpreting the keys stages in a Victorian existence, the top professions and walks of lifestyles, the most important Victorian literary genres, and how Victorians outlined their folks, their houses, and their nationwide identities. very important subject matters resembling sexuality, denominational religion, social type, and international empire tell each one chapter’s method. each one bankruptcy offers a complete bibliography of demonstrated and rising scholarship.
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