The Longman Companion To Victorian Fiction
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Author | : John Sutherland |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 955 |
Release | : 2014-10-13 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1317863321 |
With over 900 biographical entries, more than 600 novels synopsized, and a wealth of background material on the publishers, reviewers and readers of the age the Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction is the fullest account of the period's fiction ever published. Now in a second edition, the book has been revised and a generous selection of images have been chosen to illustrate various aspects of Victorian publishing, writing, and reading life. Organised alphabetically, the information provided will be a boon to students, researchers and all lovers of reading. The entries, though concise, meet the high standards demanded by modern scholarship. The writing - marked by Sutherland's characteristic combination of flair, clarity and erudition - is of such a high standard that the book is a joy to read, as well as a definitive work of reference.
Author | : John Sutherland |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 734 |
Release | : 2014-10-13 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 131786333X |
With over 900 biographical entries, more than 600 novels synopsized, and a wealth of background material on the publishers, reviewers and readers of the age the Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction is the fullest account of the period's fiction ever published. Now in a second edition, the book has been revised and a generous selection of images have been chosen to illustrate various aspects of Victorian publishing, writing, and reading life. Organised alphabetically, the information provided will be a boon to students, researchers and all lovers of reading. The entries, though concise, meet the high standards demanded by modern scholarship. The writing - marked by Sutherland's characteristic combination of flair, clarity and erudition - is of such a high standard that the book is a joy to read, as well as a definitive work of reference.
Author | : Francis O'Gorman |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2008-04-15 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0470757558 |
This volume presents fresh approaches to classic Victorian fiction from 1830-1900. Opens up for the reader the cultural world in which the Victorian novel was written and read. Crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries. Provides fresh perspectives on how Victorian fiction relates to different contexts, such as class, sexuality, empire, psychology, law and biology.
Author | : Patrick Brantlinger |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 528 |
Release | : 2008-04-15 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0470997206 |
The Companion to the Victorian Novel provides contextual and critical information about the entire range of British fiction published between 1837 and 1901. Provides contextual and critical information about the entire range of British fiction published during the Victorian period. Explains issues such as Victorian religions, class structure, and Darwinism to those who are unfamiliar with them. Comprises original, accessible chapters written by renowned and emerging scholars in the field of Victorian studies. Ideal for students and researchers seeking up-to-the-minute coverage of contexts and trends, or as a starting point for a survey course.
Author | : Beth Palmer |
Publisher | : Longman |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : English literature |
ISBN | : 9781408204818 |
An accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the era, this companion explores influential dramatic works by Ibsen, Shaw and Wilde; the poetry of mourning; novelistic genres, including social problem novels and sensation fiction; and the literature of the "fin de siecle"'s aesthetes and decadents. Cultural and historical debates focussing on empire, national identity, science and evolution, print culture and gender supply essential context alongside discussion of relevant critical theory. "
Author | : Daragh Downes |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2016-12-15 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1137518235 |
This book is about selected Victorian texts and authors that in many cases have never before been subject to sustained scholarly attention. Taking inspiration from the pioneeringly capacious approach to the hidden hinterland of Victorian fiction adopted by scholars like John Sutherland and Franco Moretti, this energetically revisionist volume takes advantage of recent large-scale digitisation projects that allow unprecedented access to hitherto neglected literary texts and archives. Blending lively critical engagement with individual texts and close attention to often surprising trends in the production and reception of prose fiction across the Victorian era, this book will be of use to anyone interested in re-evaluating the received meta-narratives of Victorian literary history. With an afterword by John Sutherland
Author | : J. Sutherland |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2005-12-16 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0230596347 |
Drawing on extensive research, John Sutherland builds up a fascinating picture of the cultural, social and commercial factors influencing the content and production of Victorian fiction, discussing major writers such as Collins, Dickens, Eliot, Thackeray and Trollope alongside writers also very popular with the reading public - Reade, Lytton and Mrs Humphry Ward - but whose fame has not endured. Richly informative on the Victorian literary and cultural scene, this new reissue of John Sutherland's important 1995 study is essential reading for all those interested in the evolution of the Victorian novel, and includes a new Preface situating the book in current research being carried out on the history of the book and print culture.
Author | : Pamela K. Gilbert |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 878 |
Release | : 2011-06-20 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1444342215 |
This comprehensive collection offers a complete introduction to one of the most popular literary forms of the Victorian period, its key authors and works, its major themes, and its lasting legacy. Places key authors and novels in their cultural and historical context Includes studies of major topics such as race, gender, melodrama, theatre, poetry, realism in fiction, and connections to other art forms Contributions from top international scholars approach an important literary genre from a range of perspectives Offers both a pre and post-history of the genre to situate it in the larger tradition of Victorian publishing and literature Incorporates coverage of traditional research and cutting-edge contemporary scholarship
Author | : Louis James |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2008-04-15 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1405152281 |
This inspiring survey challenges conventional ways of viewing the Victorian novel. Provides time maps and overviews of historical and social contexts. Considers the relationship between the Victorian novel and historical, religious and bibliographic writing. Features short biographies of over forty Victorian authors, including Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, and Robert Louis Stevenson. Offers close readings of over 30 key texts, among them Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre (1847) and Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897), as well as key presences, such as John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress (Pt 1, 1676, Pt 2, 1684). Also covers topics such as colonialism, scientific speculation, the psychic and the supernatural, and working class reading.
Author | : Deirdre David |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2012-10-18 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1107005132 |
A new edition of this standard work, fully updated with four brand new chapters.