History and Community: Essays in Victorian Medievalism

by Florence S. Boos (Editor)

Overview

The essays in this volume, originally published in 1992, examine some of the pervasive implications of Victorian medievalism, and assess its creative manifestations and dual capacities for expression of reformist anger and escapist retreat. Some of the emotional and intllectual reasons for the strong Victorian attraction to ‘medieval’ history and litereature are discussed and emblematic responses to this attraction are examined.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317299523
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/14/2016
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Historiography
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Boos, Florence S.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction Florence S. Boos 2. Alternative Victorian Futures: ‘Historicism’ Past and Present and A Dream of John Ball Florence S. Boos 3. Interpreting Victorian Medievalism Charles Dellheim 4. The Myth of Merrie England in Victorian Painting Rebecca Jeffrey Easby 5. Tennyson’s Hierarchy of Women in Idylls of the King Rebecca Cochran 6. William Morris’s Late Romances: The Struggle Against Closure Hartley S. Spatt 7. Marxism, Medievalism and Popular Culture Chris Waters 8. Ralph Adams Cram: Last Knight of the Gothic Quest Charlotte H. Oberg Reviews: The Return to Camelot: Chivalry and the English Gentleman by Mark Girouard Debra Mancoff the Image of the Middle Ages in Romantic and Victorian Literature by Kevin L. Morris Carolyn Collette. Bibliography of Victorian Historicism and Medievalism

Editorial Reviews

Explores the contributions and limitations of the distinctive Victorian approach to medievalism, in literature, painting and illustration, and architecture. Seven essays discuss the myth of Merrie England, William Morris' late romances, Marxism, Tennyson, and other topics; also includes reviews of two recent studies of the subject, and a 50-page annotated bibliography. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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