Victorian fantasy : imagination and belief in nineteenth-century England
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Victorian fantasy : imagination and belief in nineteenth-century England
（Studies in literature and culture series, no. 1）
Edward Everett Root, 2017
Enl. 3rd ed
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Victorian fantasy : imagination and belief in 19th-century England
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"First published in Great Britain in 1979; second edition, revised and expanded, 2005"--T.p. verso
"Third edition, with new introduction"--Backcover
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-280) and index
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Victorian fantasy is an art form that flourished in opposition to the repressive social and intellectual conditions of 'Victorianism'. The author explores the ways in which Victorian writers used non-realistic techniques - nonsense, dreams, visions, and the creation of other worlds - to extend our understanding of this world, and the creation of this world. This work focuses on six key writers: Lear, Carroll, Kingsley, MacDonald, Kipling, and Nesbit. Stephen Prickett traces the development of their art form, their influence on each other, and how these writers used fantasy to question the ideology of Victorian culture and society.
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