1st Edition

The Victorians

250 Pages

by Routledge

250 Pages

by Routledge

250 Pages

by Routledge

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First published in 1978, The Victorians presents a survey of the Victorian era, exploring the relationship between literature and society through three distinct sections. The first delineates the literary history in two chapters on the Victorian novel and Victorian poetry respectively. In the second and largest section of a series of essays discuss various fundamental aspects of Victorian... Read more

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Illustrations Preface Part I: The Literature 1. The Novel Geoffrey Hemstedt 2. Poetry Laurence Lerner Part II: The Society 3. Material Development: The Condition of England 1830- 1860 Barry Supple 4. The Condition of England 1860-1900 Carol Dyhouse 5. The Governing Framework: Social Class and Institutional Reform in Victorian Britain Barry Supple 6. The Sense of the Past J. W. Burrow 7. Painting and Illustration Geoffrey Hemstedt 8. Faith, Doubt and Unbelief J. W. Burrow 9. The Role of Women: From Self-sacrifice to Self-awareness Carol Dyhouse Part III: Literature and Society 10. An Essay on Dombey and Son Laurence Lerner 11. An Essay on The Princess Laurence Lerner Index