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With The English Novel in History, 1840-1890, the author takes an in-depth look at the Victorian novel, not only tracing the form but also placing it in a historical context.
Author : Elizabeth Deeds Ermarth
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 37,25 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Cultural pluralism in literature
ISBN : 9780415014991
With The English Novel in History, 1840-1890, the author takes an in-depth look at the Victorian novel, not only tracing the form but also placing it in a historical context.
Author : Elizabeth Ermarth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,77 MB
Release : 2006-09-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1134980248
The construction of history as a social common denominator is a powerful achievement of the nineteenth-century novel, a form dedicated to experimenting with democratic social practice as it conflicts with economic and feudal visions of social order. Through revisionary readings of familiar nineteenth-century texts The English Novel in History 1840-1895 takes a multidisciplinary approach to literary history. It highlights how narrative shifts from one construction of time to another and reformulates fundamental ideas of identity, nature and society. Elizabeth Ermarth discusses the range of novels alongside other cultural material, including painting, science, religious, political and economic theory. She explores the problems of how a society, as defined in democratic terms, can accommodate political, gender and class differences without resorting to hierarchy; and how narrowly conceived economic agendas compete with social cohesion. Students, advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and specialists will find this text invaluable.
Author : Alexis Weedon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,47 MB
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1351875868
Drawing on research into the book-production records of twelve publishers-including George Bell & Son, Richard Bentley, William Blackwood, Chatto & Windus, Oliver & Boyd, Macmillan, and the book printers William Clowes and T&A Constable - taken at ten-year intervals from 1836 to 1916, this book interprets broad trends in the growth and diversity of book publishing in Victorian Britain. Chapters explore the significance of the export trade to the colonies and the rising importance of towns outside London as centres of publishing; the influence of technological change in increasing the variety and quantity of books; and how the business practice of literary publishing developed to expand the market for British and American authors. The book takes examples from the purchase and sale of popular fiction by Ouida, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Ewing, and canonical authors such as George Eliot, Wilkie Collins, and Mark Twain. Consideration of the unique demands of the educational market complements the focus on fiction, as readers, arithmetic books, music, geography, science textbooks, and Greek and Latin classics became a staple for an increasing number of publishing houses wishing to spread the risk of novel publication.
Author : Andrew Lang
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 29,23 MB
Release : 2020-08-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3752410868
Reproduction of the original: History of English Literature by Andrew Lang
Author : David Alan Johnson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 27,33 MB
Release : 2023-12-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0520910982
Founding the Far West is an ambitious and vividly written narrative of the early years of statehood and statesmanship in three pivotal western territories. Johnson offers a model example of a new approach to history that is transforming our ideas of how America moved west, one that breaks the mold of "regional" and "frontier" histories to show why Western history is also American history. Johnson explores the conquest, immigration, and settlement of the first three states of the western region. He also investigates the building of local political customs, habits, and institutions, as well as the socioeconomic development of the region. While momentous changes marked the Far West in the later nineteenth century, distinctive local political cultures persisted. These were a legacy of the pre-Civil War conquest and settlement of the regions but no less a reflection of the struggles for political definition that took place during constitutional conventions in each of the three states. At the center of the book are the men who wrote the original constitutions of these states and shaped distinctive political cultures out of the common materials of antebellum American culture. Founding the Far West maintains a focus on the individual experience of the constitution writers—on their motives and ambitions as pioneers, their ideological intentions as authors of constitutions, and the successes and failures, after statehood, of their attempts to give meaning to the constitutions they had produced.
Author : Andrew Lang
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 12,21 MB
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
In 'History of English Literature from 'Beowulf' to Swinburne,' Andrew Lang provides a comprehensive overview of the development of English literature from its early medieval roots to the late Victorian era. Lang's meticulous research and engaging writing style make this book a valuable resource for students and scholars alike, offering in-depth analysis of key literary works and the cultural contexts in which they were produced. By examining the evolution of English literature over centuries, Lang highlights the diverse influences and trends that have shaped its rich tradition. Andrew Lang, a prominent literary critic and folklorist, brings a wealth of knowledge and insight to his exploration of English literature. His keen understanding of the historical and cultural factors that influenced the works of various authors adds depth to his analysis. Lang's passion for literature and dedication to scholarship shine through in this seminal work. I highly recommend 'History of English Literature from 'Beowulf' to Swinburne' to anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the evolution of English literature. Lang's insightful commentary and thorough research make this book an essential read for students, academics, and enthusiasts of literary history.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 872 pages
File Size : 50,6 MB
Release : 1895
Category : Bibliography
ISBN :
Author : Deirdre David
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 27,91 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780521646192
In The Cambridge Companion to the Victorian Novel, first published in 2000, a series of specially-commissioned essays examine the work of Charles Dickens, the Brontës, George Eliot and other canonical writers, as well as that of such writers as Olive Schreiner, Wilkie Collins and H. Rider Haggard, whose work has recently attracted new attention from scholars and students. The collection combines the literary study of the novel as a form with analysis of the material aspects of its readership and production, and a series of thematic and contextual perspectives that examine Victorian fiction in the light of social and cultural concerns relevant both to the period itself and to the direction of current literary and cultural studies. Contributors engage with topics such as industrial culture, religion and science and the broader issues of the politics of gender, sexuality and race. The Companion includes a chronology and a comprehensive guide to further reading.
Author : James Clegg
Publisher :
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 46,87 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Booksellers and bookselling
ISBN :
Author : British Museum. Department of Printed Books
Publisher :
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 44,5 MB
Release : 1900
Category : English literature
ISBN :