Varieties of Victorianism

The Uses of a Past

• Author(s): Gary Day,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 270
• ISBN_10: 1349267422
  ISBN_13: 9781349267422
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Sociology / General , History / Europe / Great Britain / General , History / Modern / General , Literary Criticism / General , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social , History / General ,

Description:... The essays collected here all take issue with the claim that the Victorian period is the antithesis of our own. They show how characteristic postmodern anxieties and celebrations concerning truth, certainty and identity informed Victorian culture at all levels. Covering everything from attitudes to drink to the poetry of Browning, from the Great Exhibition to the Elephant Man, this volume shows not only how the Victorians coped with these challenges but also what lessons they have for us today.