An Anthology of Pre-Raphaelite Writings - Softcover

Hares-Stryker, Carolyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 185075618X ISBN 13: 9781850756187

Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group - Sheffie, 1997

Synopsis

Here, for the first time, is a panoramic overview of the most resonant work of the Pre-Raphaelite era in one handy volume. Combining well-known works with previously neglected materials, this ambitious anthology includes writing and art by such figures as the Rossettis, William Morris, John Ruskin, George Meredith, and Algernon Charles Swinburne. Organized chronologically, the book enables the reader to trace the most prominient artists and writers within each decade, revealing how their influence alternately increased and waned over time and further how their work was received by Victorian critics, by turn friendly, satirical and hostile. Carolyn Hares-Stryker's introduction addresses the principles and origins of the movement, describing the social and political evants that shaped the Pre-Raphaelites and the themes to which they * again and again: social reform, religion and its role in contemporary life, the allure of the past, and the fragility of utopia.

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About the Author

Carolyn Hares-Stryker is Professor of English at Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio.

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group - Sheffie
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 185075618X
• ISBN 13: 9781850756187
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 665