Victorians - An Age in Retrospect

Informationen zum Autor John Gardiner graduated with a First in History from Peterhouse, Cambridge before undertaking postgraduate research at the University of Kent at Canterbury. He has written about a number of subjects in nineteenth and twentieth-century history. In 2004 he was awarded the Carfax-IAMHIST Prize for his article on the life and music of Edward Elgar. Klappentext Who were the Victorians? Were they self-confident imperialists secure in the virtues of the home, and ruled by the values of authority, duty, religion and respectability? Or were they self-doubting and hypocritical prudes whose family life was authoritarian and loveless?Ever since Lytton Strachey mocked Florence Nightingale and General Gordon in Eminent Victorians , the reputation of the Victorians, and of what they stood for, has been the subject of vigorous debate.John Gardiner provides a fascinating guide to the changing reputation of the Victorians during the 20th century, and explores how different social, political, and aesthetic values, two World Wars, youth culture, nostalgia, new historical trends and the heritage industry have all affected the way we see the age and its men and women.The second half of the book shows how radically biographical accounts have changed over the last hundred years, exemplified by four archetypical Victorians: Charles Dickens, W.E. Gladstone, Oscar Wilde and Queen Victoria herself. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Part One: Themes 1. The Victorians 2. Anti-Victorianism 3. Survivals 4. War 5. Youth 6. Heritage 7. History Part Two: Lives 8. Biography 9. Victoria 10. Dickens 11. Gladstone 12. Wilde Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: John Gardiner
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.2006
• EAN: 9781852855604
• ISBN: 978-1-85285-560-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), History - General History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history