Author: Anna M. StoddartPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
John Stuart Blackie
Author: Anna M. StoddartLocation Register of English Literary Manuscripts and Letters, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: A-J
Author: David C. SuttonPublisher:
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Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 544
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‘England’s darling’
Author: Joanne ParkerPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526130564
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
During the last two decades, numerous studies have been devoted to the Victorian fascination with King Arthur, however . the figure of King Alfred has received almost no attention. For much of the nineteenth century, Alfred was as important as Arthur in the British popular imagination. A pervasive cult of the king developed which included the erection of at least four public statues, the completion of more than twenty-five paintings, and the publication of over a hundred texts, by authors ranging from Wordsworth to minor women writers. By 1852, J.A. Froude could describe Alfred’s life as ‘the favourite story in English nurseries’; in 1901, a national holiday marked the thousandth anniversary of his death, organised by a committee including Edward Burne Jones, Arthur Conan Doyle and Thomas Hughes. England’s darling sets out to answer the questions that must arise in the face of such nineteenth-century enthusiasm for a long-dead king. It addresses a genuine gap in the literature on Victorian medievalism in particular and cultural history in general and argues that knowledge of the cult of Alfred is crucial to understanding the Victorian cultural map. The book examines the ways in which Alfred was rewritten by nineteenth-century authors and artists, and asks how beliefs about the Saxon king’s reign and achievements related to nineteenth-century ideals about leadership, law, religion, commerce, education and the Empire. The book concludes by addressing the most interesting enigma in Alfred’s reception history: why is the king no longer ‘England’s darling’? A fascinating study that will be enjoyed by scholars of history, cultural history, literature and art history.
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle
Author: Thomas CarlylePublisher:
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle offer a window onto the lives of two of the Victorian world's most accomplished, perceptive, and unusual inhabitants. Scottish writer and historian Thomas Carlyle and his wife, Jane Welsh Carlyle, attracted to them a circle of foreign exiles, radicals, feminists, revolutionaries, and major and minor writers from across Europe and the United States. The collection is regarded as one of the finest and most comprehensive literary archives of the nineteenth century.
Bulletin ...
Author: Catalogue of the subscription library at Kingston-upon-Hull
Author: Hull subscription librPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 706
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Bulletin ...
Author: University of St. Andrews. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
Library Bulletin of the University of St. Andrews
Author: University of St. AndrewsPublisher:
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Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature
Author: Michael CoxPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
TheConcise Oxford Chronology of English Literaturepresents a comprehensive year-by-year digest of 15,000 significant and representative works of literature published in English by British authors from 1474 to the present day. The greats sit alongside long forgotten gems, the trivial, the inspirational, and the unusual, all equally worthy of remembrance. An ideal resource for students and academics of English literature. The main chronology is supplemented by three indexes. An author index allows readers to view the literary output of any given author in chronological order, an index of periodicals gives a short overview of periodicals published during the period covered, and there is also an index of anonymous titles. This edition has been updated to include works of literature from 2002 and 2003.
The Catalogue of the Public Library of Victoria
Author: Public Library, Museums, and National Gallery (Vic.)Publisher:
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Category : Public libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 1082
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