Victorian Prose: An Anthology
- ISBN-10
- 0231110278
- ISBN-13
- 9780231110273
- Category
- English prose literature
- Pages
- 469
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Authors
- Rosemary J. Mundhenk, LuAnn McCracken Fletcher
Description
Rosemary J. Mundhenk and LuAnn McCracken Fletcher have assembled a remarkable variety of Victorian nonfiction prose, both classic and lesser known. In both their commentary and selection the editors have drawn upon the insights of recent theoretical approaches to literature and culture to present a complex range of responses to Victorian issues, thus inviting modern readers to explore the many voices of the period and reenvision the Victorian era.
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