Victorian fantasy /
Far from being just children's literature, Victorian fantasy is an art form that flourished in opposition to the repressive social and intellectual conditions of ''Victorianism.'' In this fully revised and expanded edition, Stephen Prickett explores the way in which Victoria...
| Основен автор: | Prickett, Stephen. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Waco, Tex. :
Baylor University Press,
℗♭2005.
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| Издание: | 2nd rev. and expanded ed. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=141082 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Victorian fantasy. |
| Резюме: |
Far from being just children's literature, Victorian fantasy is an art form that flourished in opposition to the repressive social and intellectual conditions of ''Victorianism.'' In this fully revised and expanded edition, Stephen Prickett explores the way in which Victorian writers used non-realistic techniques-nonsense, dreams, visions, and the creation of other worlds-to extend our understanding of this world. In particular, Prickett focuses on six writers (Lear, Carroll, Kingsley, MacDonald, Kipling, and Nesbit), tracing the development of their art form, their influence on each other, an. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xvii, 288 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-280) and index. |
| ISBN: |
1423729625 9781423729624 1433709368 9781433709364 |