Reform and Intellectual Debate in Victorian England
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First published in 1987. Readers of Victorian literature, both poetry and prose, are constantly aware of a powerful undercurrent of change - political, social, and intellectual - which determines the shape of the literature being produced. Topics covered include parliamentary reform, the Gentleman, religious debate and secular thought, education; leisure and attitudes to the arts, and the Woman Question. This title will be of interest to students of history.
First published in 1987. Readers of Victorian literature, both poetry and prose, are constantly aware of a powerful undercurrent of change - political, social, and intellectual - which determines the shape of the literature being produced.
Introduction; 1. Politics and Administration 2. The Gentleman 3. The Religious Debate 4. The Scientific Approach 5. The ‘Woman Question’ 6. Education 7 . Leisure and the Arts; Further Reading; Index