Sensation and modernity in the 1860s
Auteur :
Daly, Nicholas
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107630208
Date de publication :
21 nov. 2013
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,3 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
390 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Offers an account of high and low literature and culture in the years leading up to the 1867 Reform Act. It argues that writers and artists re-evaluated their role as Britain moved towards democracy. Some embraced the crowd; some tried to escape from it; others tried to manipulate it.