Author : Gary Day
Publisher : Springer
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1998-11-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781349267422
Varieties of Victorianism by Gary Day Pdf
The essays collected here all take issue with the claim that the Victorian period is the antithesis of our own. They show how characteristic postmodern anxieties and celebrations concerning truth, certainty and identity informed Victorian culture at all levels. Covering everything from attitudes to drink to the poetry of Browning, from the Great Exhibition to the Elephant Man, this volume shows not only how the Victorians coped with these challenges but also what lessons they have for us today.