Victorian Literature Handbook

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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This is a one-stop resource offering a complete textbook for courses in Victorian literature."The Victorian Literature Handbook" is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to literature and culture in the Victorian period. It provides a one-stop resource for literature students, providing the essential information and guidance needed from introducing the historical and cultural context to key authors, texts and genres. It includes case studies for reading literary and critical texts, a guide to key critical concepts, introductions to key critical approaches, and a timeline of literary and cultural events. Essays on changes in the canon, interdisciplinary research and current and future directions in the field lead into more advanced topics and guided further reading enables further independent workWritten in clear language by leading academics, it is an indispensable starting point for anyone beginning their study of nineteenth century literature."Literature and Culture Handbooks" are an innovative series of guides to major periods, topics and authors in British and American literature and culture.Designed to provide a comprehensive, one-stop resource for literature students, each handbook provides the essential information and guidance needed from the beginning of a course through to developing more advanced knowledge and skills.

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Utgivningsdatum2008-05-22
Mått150 x 229 x 15 mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieLiterature and Culture Handbooks
Antal sidor274
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9780826495778

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1. Introduction and Timeline: Alexandra Warwick (University of Westminster) and Martin Willis (University of Glamorgan); 2. The Historical Context of Victorian Literature: Alexandra Warwick (University of Westminster); 3. Literary and Cultural Contexts: edited by Kirsty Bunting and Rhian Williams (University of Warwick); 4. Case Studies in Reading Literary Texts: Kirstie Blair (University of Glasgow), Michael Helfand (University of Pittsburgh), Priti Joshi (University of Puget Sound), Grace Moore (University of Melbourne) and Tamara Wagner (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); 5. Case Studies in Reading Critical Texts: Miriam Burstein (SUNY Brockport), Carol Margaret Davison (University of Windsor, Canada), Martin Danahay (Brock University) and Solveig C. Robinson (Pacific Lutheran University); 6. Key Critical Concepts: edited by Alexandra Warwick (University of Westminster); 7. Changes in the Literary Canon: Jane E. Thomas (University of Hull); 8. Changes in the Critical Canon: Martin Willis (University of Glamorgan); 9. Interdisciplinarity in Victorian Studies: Laurie Garrison (Royal Holloway, University of London); 10. Mapping the future of Victorian Studies: Ruth Robbins (Leeds Metropolitan University); Appendix: A survey of Victorian Literature Curricula: Mark Bennett; Further Reading; Index.