Literature (blackwell Hi... | A History Of Victorian

Adams organizes the era into three distinct chronological blocks to capture the shifting cultural "milieu":

: While it covers heavyweights like the Brontës and George Eliot, it also shines a light on less familiar or "forgotten" authors such as Catherine Gore, Benjamin Disraeli, and Edward Bulwer-Lytton. A History of Victorian Literature (Blackwell Hi...

– Examines the late Victorian move toward Decadence, the "New Woman" in fiction, and the arrival of global voices like Kipling and Conrad. Key Highlights of the Text Adams organizes the era into three distinct chronological

: Adams analyzes literature in conjunction with major developments in science, religion, and politics, including the impact of Darwinism, the "Irish question," and the expansion of the British Empire. : The book doesn't just stick to the

: The book doesn't just stick to the "golden age" of the novel; it provides detailed readings of poetry (Tennyson, the Brownings, Arnold), drama (Wilde), autobiography, and critical prose.