The Victorian World: A Historical Exploration of Literature
byAnne DeLong, PhD, is associate professor of English at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. She is coeditor of The Journal of Dracula Studies and president of the Transylvanian Society of Dracula.
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DeLong, Anne. The Victorian World: A Historical Exploration of Literature. Greenwood, 2018. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440860447.
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An indispensable resource for readers investigating Victorian literature and culture, this book offers a comprehensive summary of the historical, social, political, and cultural contexts of Victorian England.
• Includes an introduction on background information about the Victorian era• Presents a timeline of information about the period and context for the literary works discussed
• Explores the historical background of the literary works
• Excerpts primary source documents to give readers first-hand accounts of the issues addressed in the texts
- Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
The Victorian World: A Historical Exploration of Literature
Author(s): DeLong, Anne;Contributors: DeLong, Anne;Abstract:An indispensable resource for readers investigating Victorian literature and culture, this book offers a comprehensive summary of the historical, social, political, and cultural contexts of Victorian England.
• Includes an introduction on background information about the Victorian era• Presents a timeline of information about the period and context for the literary works discussed
• Explores the historical background of the literary works
• Excerpts primary source documents to give readers first-hand accounts of the issues addressed in the texts
SortTitle: victorian world: a historical exploration of literatureAuthor Info:Anne DeLongauthorAnne DeLong, PhD, is associate professor of English at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. She is coeditor of The Journal of Dracula Studies and president of the Transylvanian Society of Dracula.
eISBN-13: 9781440860447Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440860447.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440860430Imprint: GreenwoodPages: 264Publication Date: 20181231Series: Historical Explorations of Literature- Cover page a1
- Halftitle page i2
- Series page ii3
- Title page iii4
- Copyright page iv5
- Contents v6
- Series Foreword ix10
- Acknowledgments x11
- Introduction and Background xi12
- Chronology xvii18
- 1 Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë, 1847) 128
- SYNOPSIS 128
- HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 431
- ABOUT CHARLOTTE BRONTË 835
- WHY WE READ THIS WORK 1037
- HISTORICAL EXPLORATIONS OF JANE EYRE 1441
- DOCUMENTING JANE EYRE 2148
- 2 Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë, 1847) 6188
- SYNOPSIS 6188
- HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 6592
- ABOUT EMILY BRONTË 6895
- WHY WE READ THIS WORK 7097
- HISTORICAL EXPLORATIONS OF WUTHERING HEIGHTS 74101
- DOCUMENTING WUTHERING HEIGHTS 82109
- ’Til Death Do Us Part: Marriage, Property, and Inheritance Laws 82109
- Document: Barbara Leigh-Smith Bodichon, A Brief Summary in Plain Language of the Most Important Laws Concerning Women, Together with a Few Observations Thereon (1854) 84111
- Document: 1857 Matrimonial Causes Act 90117
- Document: 1870 Married Women’s Property Act 91118
- Document: 1882 Married Women’s Property Act 93120
- Skeletons in the Family Closet: Heredity and Insanity 97124
- Suggested Readings 109136
- 3 A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens, 1859) 113140
- SYNOPSIS 113140
- ABOUT CHARLES DICKENS 119146
- WHY WE READ THIS WORK 121148
- HISTORICAL EXPLORATIONS OF A TALE OF TWO CITIES 125152
- DOCUMENTING A TALE OF TWO CITIES 134161
- 4 Victorian Poetry and Social Justice (Elizabeth Barrett Browning) 163190
- SYNOPSES 163190
- HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 168195
- ABOUT ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING 171198
- WHY WE READ THESE POEMS 173200
- HISTORICAL EXPLORATIONS OF VICTORIAN POETRY 177204
- DOCUMENTING VICTORIAN POETRY 187214
- Index 227254