{"product_id":"a-history-of-victorian-literature-paperback","title":"A History of Victorian Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Eli Adams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncorporating a broad range of contemporary scholarship, \u003ci\u003eA History of Victorian Literature\u003c\/i\u003e presents an overview of the literature produced in Great Britain between 1830 and 1900, with fresh consideration of both major figures and some of the era's less familiar authors. Part of the Blackwell Histories of Literature series, the book describes the development of the Victorian literary movement and places it within its cultural, social and political context. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA wide-ranging narrative overview of literature in Great Britain between 1830 and 1900, capturing the extraordinary variety of literary output produced during this era\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyzes the development of all literary forms during this period - the novel, poetry, drama, autobiography and critical prose - in conjunction with major developments in social and intellectual history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the ways in which writers engaged with new forms of social responsibility in their work, as Britain transformed into the world's first industrial economy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a fresh perspective on the work of both major figures and some of the era's less familiar authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinner of a \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e Outstanding Academic Title award, 2009\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of Victorian Literature\u003c\/i\u003e offers a wide-ranging narrative overview of literature in Great Britain between 1830 and 1900, exploring the extraordinarily varied literary production and reception of the Victorian age, with fresh considerations of major figures and new attention to neglected and less familiar careers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on a broad range of contemporary scholarship, this book analyzes the development of literary forms - the novel, poetry, drama, autobiography and critical prose - in conjunction with major developments in social and intellectual history. A central concern is the way in which writers engaged with new forms of social responsibility in their works, as Britain transformed into the world's first industrial economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Eli Adams\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English \u0026amp; Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDandies and Desert Saints: Styles of Victorian Masculinity\u003c\/i\u003e (1995); the general editor of the four-volume \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of the Victorian Era\u003c\/i\u003e (2004); and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eSexualities in Victorian Britain\u003c\/i\u003e (1996).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52702399004979,"sku":"9780470672396","price":78.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/R3BMMVRranM0ZnZVVXFQeWh6VVU0Zz09.webp?v=1763305253","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/a-history-of-victorian-literature-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}