| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Victorian literature and culture series
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Victorian literature and culture series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Parting Words examines the relationship between Victorian poetry and public culture through the lens of the valedictory or farewell address, considering works ranging from poems by Byron, Tennyson, and Browning, to essays by Twain and Wilde, to scenes from novels by Dickens and Eliot. Ironically, the Victorian demand for a public poetry was countered by a growing diversification of that public. Although the Victorian era saw the loss of faith in a unitary national public, it asked poetry to address just such a public. It is in tackling this contradiction that the Victorian poets negotiated the reception of their work"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction: last things first -- Answer, echoes, dying: Tennyson's farewells -- Dramatic monologue and the ends of character -- Matthew Arnold's accomplished figures -- The consummated spell: Swinburne's style -- Coda: disavowing the Victorians. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English poetry -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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English poetry. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Literature and society. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
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Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- History -- 19th century.
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Intellectual life. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 0813941822 9780813941820 (OCoLC)1037029451 |
| ISBN |
9780813941837 (electronic book) |
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0813941830 (electronic book) |
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9780813941820 |
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0813941822 |
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