Victorian Culture and Society
The Essential Glossary
Oxford University Press · Print & ebook · July 2, 2003
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
- Explore Victorian culture and society through concise explanations designed as a route-map to further study.
- Genres
- Victorian Britain (1837-1901), 19th-Century Literary Criticism, Literary Criticism Reference
- Published
- Oxford University Press, July 2, 2003
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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 Glossary
Explore Victorian culture and society through concise explanations designed as a route-map to further study.
Come here for
- Short explanations of Victorian words, events, figures, and concepts
- Cross-references connecting literary topics with history, culture, and politics
Expect
- Around 400 accessible entries that assume no prior knowledge
- Coverage of literary traditions and movements, alongside Victorian history and politics
Where it sits
| Victorian Britain (1837-1901) | 68% |
|---|---|
| 19th-Century Literary Criticism | 44% |
| Literary Criticism Reference | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- British & Irish Literary Criticism
- Authors
- Adam Charles Roberts
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- July 2, 2003
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- British & Irish Literary Criticism