The Victorian Novel

by Barbara Dennis

Overview

Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. This book invites readers to reflect on the whole phenomenon of the Victorian novel and its role in dissecting and informing the society which produced it. The reasons for the growth of the novel and its spectacular success is also examined and discussed. Texts and extracts from a selection of Victorian novels and essays, including some material that readers will be unfamiliar with, help to provide a broader understanding of the range of Victorian fiction. Authors include: Thomas Carlyle, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Anthony Trollope and Max Beerbohm.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521775953
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	10/26/2000
Series:	Cambridge Contexts in Literature
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	130
Sales rank:	700,725
Product dimensions:	6.02(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.39(d)
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Approaching the Victorian novel; 2. Approaching the texts; 3. Texts and extracts; 4. Critical approaches; 5. How to write about the Victorian novel; 6. Resources.