Description
The 1890s were once seen as marginal within the larger field of Victorian studies, which tended to privilege the realist novel and the authors of the mid-century. In recent decades, the fin de siecle has come to be viewed as one of the most dynamic decades of the Victorian era. Viewed by writers and artists of the period as a moment of opportunity, transition, and urgency, the 1890s are pivotal for understanding the parameters of the field of Victorian studies itself. This volume makes a case for why the decade continues to be an area of perennial fascination, focusing on transnational connections, gender and sexuality, ecological concerns, technological innovations, and other current critical trends. This collection both calls attention to the diverse range of literature and art being produced during this period and foregrounds the relevance of the Victorian era's final years to issues and crises that face us today.
Focusing on a highly dynamic decade, this collection demonstrates how newer frameworks and methodologies enrich our sense of the 1890s.
About the Author
Dustin Friedman is Associate Professor in the Department of Literature at American University. He is the author of Before Queer Theory: Victorian Aestheticism and the Self (2019). His other writings have appeared in Victorian Literature and Culture, Modernism/modernity, Victorian Studies, Feminist Modernist Studies, the Journal of Modern Literature, ELH, and elsewhere. Kristin Mahoney is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Michigan State University. She is the author of Literature and the Politics of Post-Victorian Decadence (Cambridge University Press, 2015) and Queer Kinship after Wilde: Transnational Decadence and the Family (Cambridge University Press, 2022). Along with Kate Hext and Alex Murray, she edits the journal Cusp: Late 19th-/Early 20th-Century Cultures.
Book Information
ISBN 9781316513255
Author Dustin Friedman
Format Hardback
Page Count 371
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 730g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 157mm * 20mm
Focusing on a highly dynamic decade, this collection demonstrates how newer frameworks and methodologies enrich our sense of the 1890s.
About the Author
Dustin Friedman is Associate Professor in the Department of Literature at American University. He is the author of Before Queer Theory: Victorian Aestheticism and the Self (2019). His other writings have appeared in Victorian Literature and Culture, Modernism/modernity, Victorian Studies, Feminist Modernist Studies, the Journal of Modern Literature, ELH, and elsewhere. Kristin Mahoney is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Michigan State University. She is the author of Literature and the Politics of Post-Victorian Decadence (Cambridge University Press, 2015) and Queer Kinship after Wilde: Transnational Decadence and the Family (Cambridge University Press, 2022). Along with Kate Hext and Alex Murray, she edits the journal Cusp: Late 19th-/Early 20th-Century Cultures.
Book Information
ISBN 9781316513255
Author Dustin Friedman
Format Hardback
Page Count 371
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 730g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 157mm * 20mm
