From Dickens to Hardy
From Dickens to Hardy by Boris Ford is a revised and expanded edition published by Penguin Books in January 1990. This comprehensive volume spans 533 pages and is presented in English, offering an insightful exploration of English literature from the Victorian period. It begins with an overview of the social and intellectual context that shaped the literature of the time, followed by a detailed survey of notable authors and their works.
Readers will find a series of essays that delve into the contributions of significant literary figures such as Dickens, Thackeray, the Bronte sisters, and Hardy, among others. The book also addresses the works of Tennyson, Browning, and Matthew Arnold, while including discussions on Victorian architecture. Additionally, an appendix featuring biographies and bibliographies enhances the depth of this literary criticism, making it a valuable resource for those interested in the intricacies of Victorian literature and its cultural backdrop.
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This volume covers the period from Dickens to Hardy. It begins with an account of the social and intellectual context of English literature during the Victorian period, followed by a survey of the literature itself. The rest of the book is made up of a series of essays dealing in detail with Dickens, Thackeray and Trollope, the Bronte sisters, George Eliot, Hardy, Carlyle and Ruskin, three autobiographical novelists (Rutherford, Gissing and Butler), Tennyson, Browning, Matthew Arnold, Gerard Manley Hopkins and others. There are also two essays on Victorian architecture. The volume also contains an appendix of biographies and bibliographies.
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