Rereading Victorian Fiction

Jenkins, A.; John, J.

This book offers a collection of essays on novels and short stories from the beginning of Victoria's reign through to the end of the nineteenth century and into our own times. The essays represent a wide range of critical and theoretical viewpoints on fiction, and they deal with a number of lesser-known Victorian Works as well as with some of the most canonical texts of the period. The chronological range of the volume is extended by essays which explore Victorian texts' connections with earlier literature, as well as by studies of twentieth-century novelists' responses to Victorian fiction. Overall this collection emphasizes the breadth and diversity of Victorian prose fiction and will be of interest to students and specialists alike.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1999-12-07

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780333973851

DOI: 10.1057/9780230371149

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 218