Journey Through Despair, 1880-1914

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Journey Through Despair, 1880-1914
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Ashby Lester
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:236
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 127
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1800 to c 1900
ISBN/Barcode 9780691622415
ClassificationsDewey:820.9008
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 8 December 2015
Publication Country United States

Description

English literary culture from the death of Thomas Carlyle to the First World War was paradoxical and diverse. In literature it was a time of confusion and a nervous, often frenzied, search for new terms on which the imagination could live. Professor Lester shows that the literary culture of the period moved steadily from a suspicion that the old ba