{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-victorian-novel-paperback","title":"A Companion to the Victorian Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Brantlinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Thesing\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Companion to the Victorian Novel\u003c\/i\u003e provides contextual and critical information about the entire range of British fiction published between 1837 and 1901.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides contextual and critical information about the entire range of British fiction published during the Victorian period.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains issues such as Victorian religions, class structure, and Darwinism to those who are unfamiliar with them.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprises original, accessible chapters written by renowned and emerging scholars in the field of Victorian studies.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdeal for students and researchers seeking up-to-the-minute coverage of contexts and trends, or as a starting point for a survey course.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is estimated that between 1837 and 1901 some 60,000 novels were published in Britain. This \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers to the historical contexts in which this vast range of fiction was produced and to the critical debates that have raged about it ever since. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e comprises twenty-six original, accessible chapters, written by renowned and emerging scholars in the field of Victorian studies. The first section provides overviews of key historical contexts, such as religion, class, gender, and the publishing world. The second part surveys the various genres and subgenres of the Victorian novel. The third deals with Victorian, modern, and postmodern theories of the novel and looks at how Victorian novels and novelists were received, both now and then.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA detailed and convenient index enables cross-referencing and study of a broad spectrum of authors, novels, themes, and controversies, while informed bibliographies following each chapter contain many helpful recommendations for further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Brantlinger\u003c\/b\u003e is Rudy Professor of English at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Reading Lesson: The Threat of Mass Literacy in Nineteenth-Century British Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eFictions of State: Culture and Credit in Britain 1694-1994\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), \u003ci\u003eRule of Darkness: British Literature and Imperialism 1830-1914\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), and \u003ci\u003eCrusoe's Footprints: Cultural Studies in Britain and America\u003c\/i\u003e (1990). \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam B. Thesing\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at the University of South Carolina, Columbia. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe London Muse: Victorian Poetic Responses to the City\u003c\/i\u003e (1982) and the editor of five volumes in Gale's \u003ci\u003eDictionary of Literary Biography: Victorian Prose Writers before 1867\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), \u003ci\u003eVictorian Prose Writers after 1867\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), \u003ci\u003eVictorian Women Poets\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eBritish Short-Fiction Writers, 1880-1914: The Realist Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), and \u003ci\u003eLate Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century British Women Poets\u003c\/i\u003e (2001). He recently edited \u003ci\u003eCaverns of Night: Coal Mines in Art, Literature, and Film\u003c\/i\u003e (2000).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.31 x 9.78 x 6.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48676294099193,"sku":"9781405132916","price":93.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/vw_dceHFtw9781405132916.webp?v=1784314129","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-companion-to-the-victorian-novel-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}