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Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture Ser.: Companion to the Victorian Novel by William Thesing (2002, Hardcover)
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Companion to the Victorian Novel, Hardcover by Brantlinger, Patrick (EDT); Thesing, William B. (EDT), ISBN 063122064X, ISBN-13 9780631220640, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A guide to British fiction published between 1837 and 1901 covers such topics as the forms of Victorian novels, cultural issues in their historical contexts, and the reception of the novels and novelists in modern society.
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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10063122064X
ISBN-139780631220640
eBay Product ID (ePID)4038690426
Product Key Features
Number of Pages528 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCompanion to the Victorian Novel
Publication Year2002
SubjectEurope / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, History
AuthorWilliam Thesing
SeriesBlackwell Companions to Literature and Culture Ser.
FormatHardcover
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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight36.8 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width7.9 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2002-022768
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Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingA
Series Volume Number85
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal823.809
Table Of ContentAcknowledgments viii The Contributors ix Introduction 1 Patrick Brantlinger and William B. Thesing PART I Historical Contexts and Cultural Issues 9 1 The Publishing World 11 Kelly J. Mays 2 Education, Literacy, and the Victorian Reader 31 Jonathan Rose 3 Money, the Economy, and Social Class 48 Regenia Gagnier 4 Victorian Psychology 67 Athena Vrettos 5 Empire, Race, and the Victorian Novel 84 Deirdre David 6 The Victorian Novel and Religion 101 Hilary Fraser 7 Scientific Ascendancy 119 John Kucich 8 Technology and Information: Accelerating Developments 137 Christopher Keep 9 Laws, the Legal World, and Politics 155 John R. Reed 10 Gender Politics and Women's Rights 172 Hilary M. Schor 11 The Other Arts: Victorian Visual Culture 189 Jeffrey Spear 12 Imagined Audiences: The Novelist and the Stage 207 Renata Kobetts Miller PART II Forms of the Victorian Novel 225 13 Newgate Novel to Detective Fiction 227 F. S. Schwarzbach 14 The Historical Novel 244 John Bowen 15 The Sensation Novel 260 Winifred Hughes 16 The Bildungsroman 279 John R. Maynard 17 The Gothic Romance in the Victorian Period 302 Cannon Schmitt 18 The Provincial or Regional Novel 318 Ian Duncan 19 Industrial and "Condition of England" Novels 336 James Richard Simmons, Jr. 20 Children's Fiction 353 Lewis C. Roberts 21 Victorian Science Fiction 370 Patrick Brantlinger PART III Victorian and Modern Theories of the Novel and the Reception of Novels and Novelists Then and Now 385 22 The Receptions of Charlotte Brontë, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, and Thomas Hardy 387 Elizabeth Langland 23 Victorian Theories of the Novel 406 Joseph W. Childers 24 Modern and Postmodern Theories of Prose Fiction 424 Audrey Jaffe 25 The Afterlife of the Victorian Novel: Novels about Novels 442 Anne Humpherys 26 The Victorian Novel in Film and on Television 458 Joss Marsh and Kamilla Elliott Index 478
SynopsisIt is estimated that between 1837 and 1901 some 60,000 novels were published in Britain. This Companion introduces readers to the historical contexts in which this vast range of fiction was produced and to the critical debates that have raged about it ever since. The Companion comprises twenty-six original, accessible chapters, written by renowned and emerging scholars in the field of Victorian studies. The first section provides overviews of key historical contexts, such as religion, class, gender, and the publishing world. The second part surveys the various genres and subgenres of the Victorian novel. The third deals with Victorian, modern, and postmodern theories of the novel and looks at how Victorian novels and novelists were received, both now and then. A detailed and convenient index enables cross-referencing and study of a broad spectrum of authors, novels, themes, and controversies, while informed bibliographies following each chapter contain many helpful recommendations for further reading., The Companion to the Victorian Novel provides contextual and critical information about the entire range of British fiction published between 1837 and 1901. ∗ Provides contextual and critical information about the entire range of British fiction published during the Victorian period., The Companion to the Victorian Novel provides contextual and critical information about the entire range of British fiction published between 1837 and 1901. Provides contextual and critical information about the entire range of British fiction published during the Victorian period. Explains issues such as Victorian religions, class structure, and Darwinism to those who are unfamiliar with them. Comprises original, accessible chapters written by renowned and emerging scholars in the field of Victorian studies. Ideal for students and researchers seeking up-to-the-minute coverage of contexts and trends, or as a starting point for a survey course.
LC Classification NumberPR871.C643 2002
