Journey Through Despair, 1880-1914

Hardback

Main Details

Title Journey Through Despair, 1880-1914
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Ashby Lester
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:236
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 127
Category/GenreLiterary studies - c 1800 to c 1900
ISBN/Barcode 9780691649191
ClassificationsDewey:820.9008
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
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