Victorian Writers, 1830-90 (v. 4): Victorian Writers, 1832-1890 (Concise Dictionary of British Literary Biography) - Hardcover
Synopsis
Designed to meet the budgetary and space limitations of smaller academic, high school and public libraries, this illustrated 8-vol. set provides thorough coverage of major British literary figures of all eras. The convenient chronological arrangement makes it easy to zero in on a particular period in British literary history. Each volume covers 20-30 writers from all genres who were active during a single historical period.
The volumes include:
- Writers of the Middle Ages and Renaissance Before 1660
- Writers of the Restoration and 18th Century, 1660-1789
- Writers of the Romantic Period, 1789-1832
- Victorian Writers, 1832-1890
- Late Victorian and Edwardian Writers, 1890-1914
- Modern Writers, 1914-1945
- Writers After World War II, 1945-1960
- Contemporary Writers, 1960-Present
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Synopsis
Volume four of an eight-volume set which aims to provide thorough coverage of major British literary figures of all eras. This volume covers 20 to 30 writers from all genres who were active during the period 1832-1890, including Emily Bronte, Lewis Carroll, and Charles Dickens. Entries contain three main elements: a bibliography of works by the author; biocritical essays discussing each author's life and works in the context of literary history; and a bibliography of works about the author.
About the Author
Matthew J. Bruccoli is Jefferies Professor of English at the University of South Carolina. He has written or edited thirty volumes on F. Scott Fitzgerald, including the standard biography, "Some Sort of Epic Grandeur".
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