York Notes Companions: Victorian Literature |
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| Author:
| Palmer, Beth |
| Series title: | York Notes Companions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4082-0481-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Publisher: | Pearson Education
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.00 |
Book Description:
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An accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the era, this Companion explores influential dramatic works by Ibsen, Shaw and Wilde; the poetry of mourning; novelistic genres, including social problem novels and sensation fiction; and the literature of the fin de siècle's aesthetes and decadents. Cultural and historical debates - focussing on empire, national identity, science and evolution, print culture and gender - supply essential context alongside discussion of relevant...
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An accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the era, this Companion explores influential dramatic works by Ibsen, Shaw and Wilde; the poetry of mourning; novelistic genres, including social problem novels and sensation fiction; and the literature of the fin de siècle's aesthetes and decadents. Cultural and historical debates - focussing on empire, national identity, science and evolution, print culture and gender - supply essential context alongside discussion of relevant critical theory.