| Victorian Fantasy: Imagination and Belief in Nineteenth-Century England Enhanced Edition Contributor(s): Prickett, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1911454234 ISBN-13: 9781911454236 Publisher: Edward Everett Root OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 820.900 |
| Series: Studies in Literature and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.30 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Victorian fantasy is an art form that flourished in opposition to the repressive social and intellectual conditions of 'Victorianism'. The author explores the ways in which Victorian writers used non-realistic techniques - nonsense, dreams, visions, and the creation of other worlds - to extend our understanding of this world, and the creation of this world. This work focuses on six key writers: Lear, Carroll, Kingsley, MacDonald, Kipling, and Nesbit. Stephen Prickett traces the development of their art form, their influence on each other, and how these writers used fantasy to question the ideology of Victorian culture and society. |