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Victoria-era prose comes alive in a curated collection that showcases the cadence, nuance, and social imagination of 19th-century literary craftsmanship. Victorian Prose (ISBN 9780231110273) offers readers a vivid gateway into the textures, wit, and moral inquiry that defined a generation of writers.
Summary
This volume assembles a thoughtful cross-section of prose from the long century of Queen Victoria's reign, tracing how narrative voice, plot construction, and social observation interact to illuminate class, gender, empire, and daily life. Across essays, sketches, and short fiction, readers encounter meticulous description, shifting narrators, and experimental forms that reveal both the ordinary and the extraordinary within Victorian society.
About the authors
McCracken Fletcher and Luann bring a seasoned blend of literary scholarship and accessible appreciation to this edition. Fletcher is renowned for his work on narrative technique and period rhetoric, while Luann's research emphasizes cultural contexts, readership practices, and the transatlantic currents that animated Victorian prose. Their collaboration yields a volume that is as academically rigorous as it is inviting to general readers.
In brief
The book gathers representative prose that highlights linguistic precision, social critique, and enduring storytelling within Victorian literature, inviting both scholarly study and broad enjoyment.
1999, ISBN: 9780231110273
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Columbia University Press, Taschenbuch, 496 Seiten, Publiziert: 1999-07-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.55 kg, Verkaufsrang: 4879832, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Essays &… More...
1999, ISBN: 9780231110273
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1999
ISBN: 9780231110273
Columbia University Press, 1999. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not g… More...
1999, ISBN: 9780231110273
paperback, Neubuch, [PU: Columbia University Press]
1999, ISBN: 9780231110273
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About the work
Victoria-era prose comes alive in a curated collection that showcases the cadence, nuance, and social imagination of 19th-century literary craftsmanship. Victorian Prose (ISBN 9780231110273) offers readers a vivid gateway into the textures, wit, and moral inquiry that defined a generation of writers.
Summary
This volume assembles a thoughtful cross-section of prose from the long century of Queen Victoria's reign, tracing how narrative voice, plot construction, and social observation interact to illuminate class, gender, empire, and daily life. Across essays, sketches, and short fiction, readers encounter meticulous description, shifting narrators, and experimental forms that reveal both the ordinary and the extraordinary within Victorian society.
About the authors
McCracken Fletcher and Luann bring a seasoned blend of literary scholarship and accessible appreciation to this edition. Fletcher is renowned for his work on narrative technique and period rhetoric, while Luann's research emphasizes cultural contexts, readership practices, and the transatlantic currents that animated Victorian prose. Their collaboration yields a volume that is as academically rigorous as it is inviting to general readers.
In brief
The book gathers representative prose that highlights linguistic precision, social critique, and enduring storytelling within Victorian literature, inviting both scholarly study and broad enjoyment.
Details of the book - Victorian Prose: An Anthology
EAN (ISBN-13): 9780231110273
ISBN (ISBN-10): 0231110278
Paperback
Publishing year: 1999
Publisher: Mundhenk, Rosemary J. Fletcher, Luann McCracken, Mudhenk, Rosemary J. Columbia University Press
496 Pages
Weight: 0,703 kg
Language: eng/Englisch
Book in our database since 2007-10-16T15:56:05-04:00 (New York)
Book found last time on 2026-01-03T08:44:27-05:00 (New York)
ISBN/EAN: 0231110278
ISBN - alternate spelling:
0-231-11027-8, 978-0-231-11027-3
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Book author: mccracken, fletcher, mundhenk, florence nightingale, livingstone, john ruskin, david ward, stuart mill, sarah gordon, mary stuart, arnold newman, mrs humphry ward humphry ward, duff
Book title: victorian anthology, victorian prose 1830 1880
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