York Notes Companions: Victorian Literature
Author | : Beth Palmer |
Publisher | : Pearson UK |
Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 2014-08-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781292003887 |
ISBN-13 | : 129200388X |
Rating | : 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Download or read book York Notes Companions: Victorian Literature written by Beth Palmer and published by Pearson UK. This book was released on 2014-08-28 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 siècle’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.