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A Concise Companion to the Victorian Novel
Francis O´gorman
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Description for A Concise Companion to the Victorian Novel
Paperback. Presents fresh approaches to classic Victorian fiction from 1830-1900. This title opens up for the reader the cultural world in which the Victorian novel was written and read. It provides perspectives on how Victorian fiction relates to different contexts, such as class, sexuality, empire, psychology, law, and biology. Editor(s): O'Gorman, Francis. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Concise Companions to Literature and Culture
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405103206
SKU
V9781405103206
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99-50
About Francis O´gorman
Francis O’Gorman is Lecturer in Victorian Literature at the University of Leeds. He has written widely on Victorian poetry and non-fictional prose, including the books John Ruskin (1999), Late Ruskin: New Contexts (2001), and the Victorian Novel (2002) in the Blackwell Critical Guide Series, and also co-edited the collection Ruskin and Gender (2002). He has published on Milton, Robert Browning, ... Read more
Reviews for A Concise Companion to the Victorian Novel
"[T]his book succeeds in presenting a representative selection of historicist critical thinking on panorama of themes of the novel during the period of what was, arguably, this literary form's greatest achievement. It will be a stimulating introduction for the advanced undergraduate with an interest in the nineteenth century, and a useful lead for the postgraduate student working in the field ... Read more