Beschreibung:
Hilary Fraser provides a comprehensive and thorough survey of English prose in the nineteenth century which draws from a wide variety of fields including art, literary theory and criticisim, biography, letters, journals, sermons, and travel reportage. Through these works the cultural, social, literary and political life of the twentieth century - a period of great intellectual activity - can be charted, discussed and assessed.
Preface Introduction: History and Genre: The Periodical Essay Part One: 1. Scientific Writing 2. Travel and Exploration Literature 3. Social Reportage Part Two: 4. Biography 5. Autobiography 6. Journals and Letters Part Three: 7. Intellectual Formations 8. Writing and Culture 9. Criticism Chronology General Bibliographies Individual Authors Index