Victorian Fantasy - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253174619 ISBN 13: 9780253174611

Synopsis

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 nonrealistic 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, and how these writers used fantasy to question the ideology of Victorian culture and society.

About this title

Review

"This book remains the most authoritative study of the literary counterculture of Victorian literature." -- RODERICK McGILLIS, University of Calgary

About the Author

Stephen Prickett (Ph.D. Cambridge) is the Director of Armstrong Browning Library, Baylor University and is the author or editor of eleven volumes, including Narrative, Religion, and Science; The Bible and Literature; Origins of Narrative; and Words and the Word.

Edition details

• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0253174619
• ISBN 13: 9780253174611
• Binding: Paperback