Victorians - A Very Short Introduction

The Victorian period may have come to an end over 120 years ago, but the Victorians continue to be a vital presence in the modern world. In this book Martin Hewitt offers a guide through the thickets of judgement and debate which have grown around the period and its people, to offer a historical overview of the Victorians and their legacies.

List of contents

• Acknowledgements


• Introduction


• 1: The Victorians in retrospect


• 2: The Victorian as period


• 3: Victorianism


• 4: Victorian configurations


• 5: Eminent Victorians


• 6: The Victorian world


• Further Reading


• References

About the author

Martin Hewitt is a historian of Britain in the long-nineteenth century. During an academic career which involved work at several universities, most recently Anglia Ruskin University, where he was Dean of Arts, Law and Social Sciences, he has published widely on urban history, working-class radicalism, life-writing, the press and the platform. He was the founding editor of the Journal of Victorian Culture and the first secretary of the British Association for Victorian Studies, and from 2020-23 was Belcher Visiting Fellow in Victorian Studies at St Hugh's College, Oxford.

Summary

The Victorian period may have come to an end over 120 years ago, but the Victorians continue to be a vital presence in the modern world. In this book Martin Hewitt offers a guide through the thickets of judgement and debate which have grown around the period and its people, to offer a historical overview of the Victorians and their legacies.

Additional text

In The Victorians: A Very Short Introduction Martin Hewitt offers a guide through the thickets of judgement and debate which have grown around the period and its people, to offer a historical overview of the Victorians and their legacies.

Product details

• Authors: Hewitt , Martin Hewitt, Professor Martin (Professor of History Hewitt
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.08.2023
• EAN: 9780198736813
• ISBN: 978-0-19-873681-3
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Very Short Introductions
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Modern / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General