Home /
Gertrude Himmelfarb: The Spirit of the Age: Victorian Essays

Gertrude Himmelfarb: The Spirit of the Age: Victorian Essays

Quick Overview

None of the stereotypes of Victorian England - narrow-minded, inhibited, moralistic, complacent - prepares us for the vitality, variety, and above all the extraordinary quality of intellectual life displayed in this volume of essays. Selected and annotated by Gertrude Himmelfarb, a distinguished historian of Victorian thought, the writings address a wide range of subjects, including religion, politics, history, science, art, socialism and feminism, by eminent figures of the era including Carlyle, Mill, Macaulay, Dickens, Eliot, Thackeray, Newman, Arnold and Wilde. The selections reflect what Himmelfarb terms 'the spirit of the age', one that she characterises as contentious as well as earnest, given to high aspirations and convictions, and at the same time subject to deep anxieties and doubts. The Victorians, undisputed masters of the long, serious essay, found the genre congenial to the expression of their most compelling and provocative views. This volume offers a representative sampling of essays from the early, middle, and late Victorian periods, each accompanied by an introductory note. Himmelfarb also introduces the volume with two enlightening essays, one on the evolving 'Spirit of the Age', and the other on the essay as a genre and on the important periodicals that attracted such a large and engaged audience.

Availability: In stock

Regular Price: £16.99

Ogma Price: £9.99

With this product, you earn 10 loyalty point(s).

Qty:

Add to Wishlist |
| Add to Compare

Additional Information

Publisher	Yale University Press
Author	Gertrude Himmelfarb
Binding	Paperback
Pages	336
Size	145x225 mm
ISBN-13	9780300151381

0845 0551698 9AM - 5PM

Category Navigation:

Gertrude Himmelfarb: The Spirit of the Age: Victorian Essays

Quick Overview

Additional Information

0845 0551698 9AM - 5PM

Category Navigation:

Gertrude Himmelfarb: The Spirit of the Age: Victorian Essays

Quick Overview

Additional Information

Customers Who Bought This Also Bought