{"product_id":"9780470672396","title":"A History of Victorian Literature","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell History of Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA History of Victorian Literature\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJames Eli Adams\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIncorporating a broad range of contemporary scholarship, \u003ci\u003eA History of Victorian Literature\u003c\/i\u003e presents an overview of the literature produced in Great Britain between 1830 and 1900, with fresh consideration of both major figures and some of the era's less familiar authors. Part of the Blackwell Histories of Literature series, the book describes the development of the Victorian literary movement and places it within its cultural, social and political context.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA wide-ranging narrative overview of literature in Great Britain between 1830 and 1900, capturing the extraordinary variety of literary output produced during this era\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyzes the development of all literary forms during this period - the novel, poetry, drama, autobiography and critical prose - in conjunction with major developments in social and intellectual history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the ways in which writers engaged with new forms of social responsibility in their work, as Britain transformed into the world's first industrial economy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a fresh perspective on the work of both major figures and some of the era’s less familiar authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinner of a \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e Outstanding Academic Title award, 2009\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Eli Adams\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English \u0026amp; Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDandies and Desert Saints: Styles of Victorian Masculinity\u003c\/i\u003e (1995); the general editor of the four-volume \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of the Victorian Era\u003c\/i\u003e (2004); and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eSexualities in Victorian Britain\u003c\/i\u003e (1996).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 January 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470672396\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e480\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384205373580,"sku":"9780470672396","price":43.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470672396.jpg?v=1780205235","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470672396","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}