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This companion brings together specially commissioned essays by distinguished international scholars that reflect both the diversity of victorian poetry and the variety of critical approaches that illuminate it approaches victorian poetry by way of genre, production and cultural context, rather than through individual poets or poems. The victorian novel oxford history of english literature, 1991 ogorman, francis, ed. Contents notes on contributors ix acknowledgements xii list of illustrations xiii chronology xiv introduction 1 francis 0gorman 1 the sun and moon were made to give them light. The companion to the victorian novel provides contextual and critical information about the entire range of british fiction published between 1837 and 1901. In the cambridge companion to the victorian novel, a series of specially commissioned essays examine the work of charles dickens, the brontes, george. A companion to the victorian novel, 2002 online research. Week 1 the changing form of victorian studies am leading. The cambridge companion to the victorian novel cambridge. In the cambridge companion to the victorian novel, a series of speciallycommissioned essays examine the work of charles dickens, the brontes, george eliot and other canonical writers, as well as that of such writers as olive schreiner, wilkie collins and h. Rider haggard, whose work has recently attracted new attention from scholars and students. The cambridge companion to victorian poetry edited by joseph bristow.
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During this period, the novel made a rapid progress. The cambridge companion to the victorian novel edited by deirdre david october 2012 skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. This account of the hegemony of realism in the victorian novel has been interrogated by critics with varying theoretical and political preoccupations who have explored the nonrealist or antirealist aspects of canonical victorian novels. Provides contextual and critical information about the entire range of british fiction published during the victorian period. A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, normally written in prose form, and which is. Cambridge companions to literature includes bibliographical references. The era was preceded by the georgianperiod and followed by the edwardianperiod.
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