Great Britain Historiography, 19th Century British History - Victorian Era (1837-1901), English Fiction & Prose Literature - 19th Century - Literary Criticism
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Overview
The insightful and sharply written essays in this volume argue for a conception of Victorian culture that insists on the difference between the Victorian world and our own while also pointing to continuities. The provocative suggestion of the collection is that the systematic misrepresentation of the Victorian period has prevented us from seeing what it really has to offer: a rich, critical vocabulary for analyzing and evaluating everything from social problems to artistic significance.Editorials
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Essays on the Victorian period look at the differences and similarities between the Victorian world and our own, pointing out that the Victorian response to questions such as the nature of truth and the relativity of value still shape the way we think about these problems. They suggest that misrepresentation of the period has prevented us from appreciating its rich, critical vocabulary for analyzing everything from social problems to artistic significance. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
January 1, 1998
Publisher
Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan ; 1998.
Pages
270
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780333629017