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Literary Collections English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

The Broadview Anthology of Victorian Prose, 1832-1901

edited by Mary Elizabeth Leighton & Lisa Surridge

Publisher
Broadview Press
Initial publish date
Aug 2012
Category
English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781551118604
    Publish Date
    Aug 2012
    List Price
    $49.50

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Description

The Victorian era witnessed dramatic transformations in print culture, and this new anthology covers the exciting intellectual and social debates of the period. From first-person accounts of the lives of factory workers to Oscar Wilde’s aesthetic theory, and from narratives of British travelers in Africa and Asia to Havelock Ellis’s theories of “sexual inversion,” the surprising diversity of nineteenth-century nonfiction writing is represented. Illustrations from Victorian periodicals provide a vivid sense of the original reading experience.

The book’s thematic organization emphasizes the social and historical contexts of prose writings, as well as the way in which these writings address each other. In addition to a general critical introduction, the anthology features new thematic introductions by experts in the field.

About the authors

Contributor Notes

Mary Elizabeth Leighton and Lisa Surridge are Associate Professor and Professor of English, respectively, at the University of Victoria.

Editorial Reviews

“A cause for celebration! With its judiciously chosen examples of life writing, travel memoirs, and social commentary, its glorious illustrations, and captivating selection of materials related to aesthetics, evolution, eugenics, and sexuality, this anthology will be a blessing to teachers, students, and scholars interested in the explosive growth of print media in the Victorian period.” — Christopher Keep, University of Western Ontario