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 eraAnalyzes 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 historyConsiders
the ways in which writers engaged with new forms of social
responsibility in their work, as Britain transformed into the
world's first industrial economyOffers 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
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