Fairies in nineteenth-century art and literature
Auteur :
Bown, Nicola
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521025508
Date de publication :
30 mars 2006
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,0 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
390 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Nicola Bown's study reminds us that for the Victorians the fairy symbolized disenchantment with the irresistible forces of progress and modernity. As these forces stripped their world of its wonder, Victorians consoled themselves by dreaming of a place suffused with the enchantment that was disappearing from their own lives.