Description The reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901 coincided with an unprecedented flourishing of invention, industry, and creativity within her realm.
This volume offers a general introduction to the arts and letters of nineteenth century Britain with authoritative analysis.
Historian Nick Louras describes a civilization involved in a process of renewal, whereby historical forms and traditions were drawn into a culture of innovation, to create a society that was both rooted and forward-looking, traditional and vital.
He examines the influence of Charles Dickens, the Pre-Raphaelites, Lord Tennyson, John Ruskin, Thomas De Quincey, and the Queen herself to reconstruct that society for the reader.
Castle Imprint Victoriana: arts, letters, and curiosities of the nineteenth century, hardcover/nick louras
