History and Community
Essays in Victorian Medievalism
Nonfiction, History, Reference, Historiography, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781317299523 | |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | April 14, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781317299523 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | April 14, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
The essays in this volume, originally published in 1992, examine some of the pervasive implications of Victorian medievalism, and assess its creative manifestations and dual capacities for expression of reformist anger and escapist retreat. Some of the emotional and intllectual reasons for the strong Victorian attraction to ‘medieval’ history and litereature are discussed and emblematic responses to this attraction are examined.
The essays in this volume, originally published in 1992, examine some of the pervasive implications of Victorian medievalism, and assess its creative manifestations and dual capacities for expression of reformist anger and escapist retreat. Some of the emotional and intllectual reasons for the strong Victorian attraction to ‘medieval’ history and litereature are discussed and emblematic responses to this attraction are examined.
