Description
Victorian Literature: Criticism and Debates offers a comprehensive and critically engaging introduction to the study of Victorian literature and addresses the most popular and vibrant topics in the field today.
Separated into twelve sections, this anthology investigates issues as diverse as neo-formalism, sensationalism, religion, evolution, psychology, gender and sexuality, colonialism, imperialism, and economics. Each section contains at least three classic essays from leading scholars which offer a variety of approaches and theories from the liveliest areas of current criticism and debate in the field. Each section concludes with a newly written essay from a subject expert that reflects on this work and looks forward to new directions. A sign-posted introduction to the key critical contributions in Victorian studies from the past twenty-five years sets the reader on their path.
Providing both the essential criticism along with clear introductions and analysis, this book is the perfect guide for students and scholars of Victorian literature.
About the Author
Lee Behlman is Assistant Professor of English at Montclair State University, USA. Anne Longmuir is Associate Professor of English at Kansas State University, USA.
Book Information
ISBN 9780415830980
Author Lee Behlman
Format Paperback
Page Count 450
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 842g
