From 1890 to 1920, the British aristocracy faded in historical
importance. The culture of that period often presented aristocratic
characters and typically sought to conserve aristocratic values.
The fall of the aristocracy triggered astonishing literary
responses. In literary works, aristocrats were transformed into
warrior heroes, Scotland Yard detectives, swashbucklers, diseased
degenerates, and Gothic monsters. This book explores the centrality
of aristocracy to late Victorian and early-20th-century literary
culture.
Included are discussions of such writers as Marie Corelli, Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, George Bernard Shaw, James Joyce,
H.G. Wells, and Virginia Woolf. The volume looks at major canonical
authors as well as some forgotten figures from popular literary
culture. In doing so, it establishes links between different types
of literature of this period and challenges some important standard
views on such topics as ShaW's socialism and Woolf's commitment to
the common reader. A significant new addition to historical
approaches to literature, this volume raises central questions
about cultural processes and the nature of cultural value.
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Contributions to the Study of World Literature |
Release date: |
July 2001 |
First published: |
July 2001 |
Authors: |
Len Platt
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
184 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-313-31673-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
0-313-31673-2 |
Barcode: |
9780313316739 |
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