Reform and Intellectual Debate in Victorian England

First published in 1987. Readers of Victorian literature, both poetry and prose, are constantly aware of a powerful undercurrent of change - political, social, and intellectual - which determines the shape of the literature being produced. Topics covered include parliamentary reform, the Gentleman, religious debate and secular thought, education; leisure and attitudes to the arts, and the Woman Question. This title will be of interest to students of history.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Politics and Administration 2. The Gentleman 3. The Religious Debate 4. The Scientific Approach 5. The ‘Woman Question’ 6. Education 7 . Leisure and the Arts; Further Reading; Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Barbara Dennis, David Skilton

Zusammenfassung

First published in 1987. Readers of Victorian literature, both poetry and prose, are constantly aware of a powerful undercurrent of change - political, social, and intellectual - which determines the shape of the literature being produced.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Barbara Skilton Dennis
• Mitarbeit: Barbara Dennis (Herausgeber), David Skilton (Herausgeber), Skilton David (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 28.11.2017
• EAN: 9781138638723
• ISBN: 978-1-138-63872-3
• Seiten: 236
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: The Victorian World
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte; England, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, History, European History, HISTORY / General, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1500 onwards to present day, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, General and world history, History and Archaeology