1st Edition
Literary Critics and Reviewers in Early 19th-Century Britain
By Peter F. Morgan
Copyright 1983
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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The nineteenth century saw the growth of several major magazines devoted to the reviewing of contemporary literature. The new popular importance that literature was beginning to enjoy—in particular, the novel form—inevitably led to a change in the way literature was discussed and perceived.
Three of the major reviews of the period that reflected this new outlook are discussed in Literary... Read more
Introduction 1. Jeffrey and the Edinburgh Review 2. Quarterly Reviewers 3. The Westminster Review: Mill and Poetry
Biography
Peter F. Morgan (1930–2004) was Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, Canada. His academic focus was on 19th century prose.
Review of the first publication:
‘[This book] provides a serious, extensive review of the major early nineteenth-century journal critics, and the notes are particularly valuable.’
— Richard D. Fulton, Victorian Studies, Vol. 29, No. 2
