The Victorian Literature Handbook

by Warwick, Alexandra; Willis, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780826495778
• ISBN10: 082649577X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-07-22
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

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 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 work.

Table of Contents

Detailed Table of Contents	p. vii
List of Illustrations	p. xi
General Editors' Introduction	p. xiii
Introduction and Timeline	p. 1
The Historical Context of Victorian Literature	p. 27
Literary and Cultural Contexts	p. 44
Case Studies in Reading Literary Texts	p. 89
Case Studies in Reading Critical Texts	p. 116
Key Critical Concepts and Topics	p. 147
Changes in the Literary Canon	p. 163
Changes in Critical Approaches	p. 177
Interdisciplinarity in Victorian Studies	p. 190
Mapping the Future of Victorian Studies	p. 204
Further Reading	p. 217
A Survey of Victorian Literature Curricula	p. 233
Notes on Contributors	p. 243
Notes	p. 247
Index	p. 253
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