Victorian Culture and Society
The Essential Glossary
Oxford University Press · Print & ebook · April 1, 2004
This glossary offers an introduction to Victorian culture and society and a route-map to further study.
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- Who it’s for
- A cross-referenced glossary maps Victorian literature, history, culture, and politics.
- Genres
- Victorian Britain (1837-1901), 19th-Century Literary Criticism, Encyclopedias
- Published
- Oxford University Press, April 1, 2004
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This glossary offers an introduction to Victorian culture and society and a route-map to further study. Designed specifically with undergraduates in mind, it contains around 400 short and accessible explanations of key words, events, figures and concepts in the study of the Victorian period.
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Covering literary topics, traditions and movements, as well as the period's history, culture and politics, the entries are fully crossreferenced and assume no prior knowledge, making this an essential reference on the Victorian period.
Victorian Study Terms
A cross-referenced glossary maps Victorian literature, history, culture, and politics.
Come here for
- Around 400 short, accessible explanations of key words, events, figures, and concepts.
- A route-map to further study, with no prior knowledge assumed.
Expect
- Entries cover literary topics, traditions, and movements.
- They also address Victorian history, culture, and politics.
Where it sits
| Victorian Britain (1837-1901) | 65% |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedias | 39% |
| 19th-Century Literary Criticism | 37% |
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Publisher categories
- Literary Criticism
- Authors
- Adam C. Roberts
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- April 1, 2004
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Literary Criticism