| A Companion to Victorian Poetry Contributor(s): Cronin, Ciaran (Author), Cronin, Richard (Editor), Harrison, Antony (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0631222073 ISBN-13: 9780631222071 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $250.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: This "Companion" brings together specially commissioned essays by distinguished international scholars that reflect both the diversity of Victorian poetry and the variety of critical approaches that illuminate it. The volume opens with an introductory essay on Victorian poetics by Carol Christ that offers a commanding overview of the whole period. The remaining contributions are organized into three parts. The first surveys the variety of schools and styles in Victorian poetry; in the second, the focus shifts from the form and content of the poetry to the means of its production and distribution; the final part positions Victorian verse in its contexts and explores its interactions with dominant cultural discourses. The "Companion" as a whole does more than map the existing state of scholarship in the field; it sets out an agenda for future research. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.809 |
| LCCN: 2001004354 |
| Physical Information: 2" H x 6.82" W x 10.1" (2.73 lbs) 632 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This "Companion" brings together specially commissioned essays by distinguished international scholars that reflect both the diversity of Victorian poetry and the variety of critical approaches that illuminate it. Approaches Victorian poetry by way of genre, production and cultural context, rather than through individual poets or poems. Demonstrates how a particular poet or poem emerges from a number of overlapping cultural contexts. Explores the relationships between work by different poets. Recalls attention to a considerable body of poetry that has fallen into neglect. Essays are informed by recent developments in textual and cultural theory. Considers Victorian women poets in every chapter. |