Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. This book invites readers to reflect on the whole phenomenon of the Victorian novel and its role in dissecting and informing the society which produced it. The reasons for the growth of the novel and its spectacular success is also examined and discussed. Texts and extracts from a selection of Victorian novels and essays, including some material that readers will be unfamiliar with, help to provide a broader understanding of the range of Victorian fiction. Authors include: Thomas Carlyle, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Anthony Trollope and Max Beerbohm.
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Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres.
Introduction; 1. Approaching the Victorian novel; 2. Approaching the texts; 3. Texts and extracts; 4. Critical approaches; 5. How to write about the Victorian novel; 6. Resources.
Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres.

Product details

ISBN
9780521775953
Published
2000-10-26
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Weight
230 gr
Height
228 mm
Width
153 mm
Thickness
10 mm
Age
E, 04
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
130