The Routledge concise history of nineteenth century literature (Record no. 29805)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780415487115 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 820.9008 |
| Item number | GUY/R |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Guy, Josephine M. |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Small, Ian |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Routledge concise history of nineteenth century literature |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London |
| Name of publisher | Routledge |
| Year of publication | 2010 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 275p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Nineteenth-century Britain saw the rise of secularism, the development of a modern capitalist economy, multi-party democracy, and an explosive growth in technological, scientific and medical knowledge. It also witnessed the emergence of a mass literary culture which changed permanently the relationships between writers, readers and publishers.<br/><br/>Focusing on the work of British and Irish authors, The Routledge Concise History of Nineteenth-Century Literature:<br/><br/>-considers changes in literary forms, styles and genres, as well as in critical discourses<br/>-examines literary movements such as Romanticism, Pre-Raphaelitism, Aestheticism and Decadence<br/>-considers the work of a wide range of canonical and non-canonical writers<br/>-discusses the impact of gender studies, queer theory, postcolonialism and book history<br/>-contains useful, student-friendly features such as explanatory text boxes, chapter summaries, a detailed glossary and suggestions for further reading.<br/>In their lucid and accessible manner, Josephine M. Guy and Ian Small provide readers with an understanding of the complexity and variety of nineteenth-century literary culture, as well as the historical conditions which produced it. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | English literature- History |
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| Topical Term | Literary movements |
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| Topical Term | American literature-History-Criticism |
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| Koha item type | BK |
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| Home library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Kannur University Central Library | Stack | 23/05/2014 | 15.99 | 820.9008 GUY/R | 32187 | BK |