| Anti-Catholicism and Nineteenth-Century Fiction Contributor(s): Griffin, Susan M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521833930 ISBN-13: 9780521833936 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: Susan Griffin analyzes the neglected body of anti-Catholic fiction written between the 1830s and the turn of the century in both Britain and the U.S. Her examination reveals how Anglo-American anti-Catholic sentiment was distilled to provide Victorians with a set of political, cultural and literary "truths" through which they defined themselves as Protestant and, therefore, "normative." This book will be essential reading for scholars working on British Victorian literature as well as nineteenth-century American literature and will also interest scholars of literary, cultural and religious studies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 813.309 |
| LCCN: 2003055896 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.28" W x 9.22" (1.16 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Susan Griffin analyzes the neglected body of anti-Catholic fiction written between the 1830s and the turn of the century in both Britain and the U.S. Her examination reveals how Anglo-American anti-Catholic sentiment was distilled to provide Victorians with a set of political, cultural and literary truths through which they defined themselves as Protestant and, therefore, normative. This book will be essential reading for scholars working on British Victorian literature as well as nineteenth-century American literature and will also interest scholars of literary, cultural and religious studies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Griffin, Susan M.: - Susan M. Griffin is Professor and Chair of the English Department at the University of Louisville. She is the editor of the Henry James Review and author and editor of numerous works including The Art of Criticism, The Historical Eye, and Henry James Goes to the Movies. |