Pocket Guide To Victorian Writers And Poets
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Author | : Russell James |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2010-08-19 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1783405244 |
A fact-filled reference for discovering, and learning more about, the literary greats of the nineteenth century. The Victorian era produced many famous writers and poets, including Dickens, Thackeray, H.G. Wells, and Tennyson. Magazines like The Strand launched famous creations such as Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, whose cliffhanger stories were told in part-works to add to the excitement. And the poetry was epic—Tennyson’s Morte d’Arthur and The Lady of Shalott tapped into the Pre-Raphaelite style so popular in the art of the day. In this guide, Russell James has explored the role of the Victorian writer and their genres, from Dickens’s desire to correct social wrongs and expose poverty to H.G. Wells’s desire to escape the modern world. The responsibility of the Victorian poet is also revealed from romantic declaration and escapism to heroism and historical commemorations—would modern generations know about the Charge of the Light Brigade if Tennyson hadn’t immortalized it? Together with A–Zs of writers and poets, this is a must-read book for everyone who loves good writing and wants to discover more.
Author | : Russell James |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 323 |
Release | : 2011-06-13 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1844687309 |
The Victorian era produced many famous artists and styles. John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti were part of the famous pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood whose willowy models were often seen in the works of several of the artists. One of the most famous was Elizabeth Siddall, an artist in her own right, who posed for Millais Ophelia, married to Rossetti, and posed for him, Holman Hunt and Walter Deverell. This fascinating book is a must for everyone interested in art and the Victorian era, and in the genres, styles and relationships between art and the events of the day. There are biographies of the artists and models, glimpses of their most famous pieces new insights into the vibrant Victorian art-world - the lives and loves, and the artists dealings with their patrons.Did you know?Rossetti tucked a book of his own poetry into Siddalls hair in her coffin and, later, arranged for her exhumation to reclaim it. After several years, the coffin had preserved her ethereal red hair.
Author | : Matthew Bevis |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 913 |
Release | : 2013-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0199576467 |
The Oxford Handbook of Victorian Poetry offers an authorative collection of original essays and is an essential resource for those interested in Victorian poetry and poetics.
Author | : Andrew Taylor |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2011-07-12 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1844687104 |
A concise history and guide to poetry, with short biographies of approximately 250 poets from Homer to Heaney and Dickinson to Dylan. Starting with a history of poetry and discussions of poets and their work in the context of their times, and overviews of such topics as verse forms and genres, this book goes on to review an extensive list of individual poets, with biographical information and notes on their best works. In addition, a variety of photos and a glossary are included. A delight for anyone interested in poetry, The Pocket Guide to Poets & Poetry is also useful for those who want to discover new favorites. Those featured include: Sylvia Plath * Sappho * Geoffrey Chaucer * the Beowulf poet * John Dunne * John Milton * Andrew Marvell * Percy Bysshe Shelley * Edgar Allan Poe * Emily Bronte * Edward Lear * W.B. Yeats * Hilaire Belloc * Marianne Moore * Dylan Thomas * Joseph Brodsky * and many more
Author | : G. K. Chesterton |
Publisher | : Independently Published |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2019-02-22 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9781797804958 |
In this engaging and extremely personal account G K Chesterton expounds his views on Victorian literature. Many of his opinions reflect the conventions of the age; however of the Victorian novel he refreshingly comments 'it is an art in which women are quite beyond controversy'. Equally uncompromising about poets and poetry he does not hesitate to call Tennyson 'a provincial Virgil'. This book is an important landmark in our understanding of an age which produced some of Britain's most widely enjoyed literature. (less)
Author | : Gilbert Keith Chesterton |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 110 |
Release | : 2021-04-11 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
This is an engaging and personal account where G. K. Chesterton expounds his views on Victorian literature, which was during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901). A lot of his opinions reflect the traditions of the age. However, he refreshingly comments on the Victorian novel saying, "it is an art in which women are quite beyond controversy." This book is an invaluable landmark in understanding an age that produced some of Britain's most widely enjoyed literature.
Author | : Moira Allen |
Publisher | : Independently Published |
Total Pages | : 90 |
Release | : 2019-09-30 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781696739542 |
The Victorian era was the dawn of the age of "everyday" book-lovers. For the first time, folks like you and me could afford books... and if you're like me, that meant becoming addicted to books. Well, here's a collection of Victorian poems for folks who understand that "books we must have though we lack bread!" As for the second part, you don't have to be a writer to enjoy these delightful complaints of Victorian poets who look at the woes of the writing life and the difficulties of getting published! Here, poets bemoan everything from the glacial slowness of editors to get their work in print - to the lightning speed with which rejection slips arrive. It's a reminder that even some of the "big names" in poetry (like Oliver Wendell Holmes and Andrew Lang) had the same struggles we writers face today. So enjoy a warning to editors who don't treat writers well, hear the musings of a poet's wife, delight in a writer's dream, and take a look at some of the oddities of the English language. Whether you write books or just love to read them, you'll want to add this book to your collection!
Author | : Isobel Armstrong |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 545 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0415030161 |
Victorian Poetry is a major re-evaluation of the genre by one of the foremost scholars of the period. In a work that is uniquely comprehensive, Isobel Armstrong demonstrates the sophistication of Victorian poetry and rescues it from its longstanding image as a moralised form of romantic verse'. For the first time, familiar middle-class male poets, such as Tennyson, Swinburne, Hopkins and Browning, are related to female and working-class poets. For the first time also, the aesthetics and politics of Victorian poetry, both conservative and radical, are brought together in a sustained historical discussion. Armstrong's analysis is theoretically astute and challenges some of the major issues in contemporary criticism in a way that is clear and unassuming. Re-reading Victorian poetry from the midst of contemporary literary criticism, this volume constitutes a landmark in the appreciation and understanding of Victorian literature.
Author | : James Eli Adams |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 481 |
Release | : 2012-01-17 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0470672390 |
Incorporating a broad range of contemporary scholarship, A History of Victorian Literature presents an overview of the literature produced in Great Britain between 1830 and 1900, with fresh consideration of both major figures and some of the era's less familiar authors. Part of the Blackwell Histories of Literature series, the book describes the development of the Victorian literary movement and places it within its cultural, social and political context. A wide-ranging narrative overview of literature in Great Britain between 1830 and 1900, capturing the extraordinary variety of literary output produced during this era Analyzes the development of all literary forms during this period - the novel, poetry, drama, autobiography and critical prose - in conjunction with major developments in social and intellectual history Considers the ways in which writers engaged with new forms of social responsibility in their work, as Britain transformed into the world's first industrial economy Offers a fresh perspective on the work of both major figures and some of the era’s less familiar authors Winner of a Choice Outstanding Academic Title award, 2009
Author | : Evangeline Holland |
Publisher | : Evangeline Holland |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 2012-06-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1478113448 |
Compiled from lectures and blog posts on Edwardian Promenade, the Pocket Guide to Edwardian England poses to give a fun, frothy, but thorough look at the time period made popular by Downton Abbey and Upstairs Downstairs! From the royal family of Edward VII to the working class, to the servants who toiled in great country houses and their masters, to the mighty politicians and their goals. For anyone wanting a short and concise, yet deeply engrossing look at this opulent era, Pocket Guide to Edwardian England is just book to take you away.