– Focuses on the rise of the industrial economy and how writers like Carlyle wrestled with "the unexampled times" and new social responsibilities.
Adams organizes the era into three distinct chronological blocks to capture the shifting cultural "milieu": A History of Victorian Literature (Blackwell Hi...
: Adams analyzes literature in conjunction with major developments in science, religion, and politics, including the impact of Darwinism, the "Irish question," and the expansion of the British Empire. – Focuses on the rise of the industrial
: While it covers heavyweights like the Brontës and George Eliot, it also shines a light on less familiar or "forgotten" authors such as Catherine Gore, Benjamin Disraeli, and Edward Bulwer-Lytton. including the impact of Darwinism
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