£136.11

Routledge - Arthur O'Shaughnessy: A Pre-Raphaelite Poet

Price data last checked 62 day(s) ago - refreshing...

View at Amazon

We'll watch every seller, every day. One email when your price arrives.

It has never been this cheap. We have no record of a lower price.

£136 today · cheaper than every other day in the last 3 months

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↓ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey
↓ Forecast
where the price is heading next
↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range
↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 29 days • 29 data points (No recent data available)

Historical
Generating forecast...
£136.11 £129.30 £132.03 £134.75 £137.47 £140.19 £142.92 08 April 2026 15 April 2026 22 April 2026 29 April 2026 06 May 2026

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 29 days • 1 price levels

Days at Price
29 days 0 7 15 22 29 £136 Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £136 (29 days, 100.0%)

Price range: £136 - £136

Price levels: 1 different prices over 29 days

Description

Explore the life and literary impact of Arthur O'Shaughnessy through this scholarly study by Jordan Kistler. This book examines how his professional career as a natural historian at the British Museum shaped his identity and his poetry. By looking at his role as a Junior Assistant, the text provides a new way to understand his connections to aestheticism, socialism, and Darwinian theory. This work moves beyond viewing O'Shaughnessy as a minor figure. Instead, it uses extensive archival research to show how his need to earn a living outside of art influenced his creative output. It is an essential read for those interested in the intersection of Victorian labor, museum history, and the evolution of modernist thought. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of how a professional career in science and curation can influence the development of a major poetic voice during the Victorian era.

Key Features

Examines the connection between O'Shaughnessy's career as a natural historian and his contributions to Victorian poetry.

Uses extensive archival research to provide a detailed look at the poet's life and professional background.

Traces the influence of his role at the British Museum on his views regarding aestheticism and socialism.

Analyzes how Darwinian theory and the necessity of working for a living shaped his literary perspective.

Offers a reexamination of O'Shaughnessy's status, moving him beyond the label of a minor poet.

Product Specifications

Format
hardcover
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
25 February 2016
Listed Since
11 August 2015

Barcode

No barcode data available

Similar Products You Might Like

John Ruskin and the Victorian Woman Writer (Routledge Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature)
96% match

John Ruskin and the Victorian Woman Writer (Routledge Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature)

Routledge

£136.81 13 Jun 2026
Nineteenth-Century Poetry: Criticism and Debates (Routledge Criticism and Debates in Literature)
95% match

Nineteenth-Century Poetry: Criticism and Debates (Routledge Criticism and Debates in Literature)

Routledge

£56.99 26 Jun 2026
British Poetry in the Age of Modernism
95% match

British Poetry in the Age of Modernism

Cambridge University Press

£29.99 20 Apr 2026
W. H. Auden's Poetry: Mythos, Theory, and Practice
95% match

W. H. Auden's Poetry: Mythos, Theory, and Practice

Cambria Press

£99.98 03 Jul 2026
The Critical Thought of W. B. Yeats
95% match

The Critical Thought of W. B. Yeats

Springer

£67.04 19 May 2026
Desire and Excess: The Nineteenth-Century Culture of Art
95% match

Desire and Excess: The Nineteenth-Century Culture of Art

Princeton University Press

£33.18 27 Jun 2026
Post-Romantic Aesthetics in Contemporary British and Irish Poetry (Routledge Studies in Comparative Literature)
95% match

Post-Romantic Aesthetics in Contemporary British and Irish Poetry (Routledge Studies in Comparative Literature)

Routledge

£45.61 04 May 2026
Michael Allen: Close Readings: Essays on Irish Poetry
95% match

Michael Allen: Close Readings: Essays on Irish Poetry

Irish Academic Press

£60.95 04 Jul 2026
Irish Writers in the Irish American Press, 1882-1964
95% match

Irish Writers in the Irish American Press, 1882-1964

University of Massachusetts Press

£96.95 06 May 2026
Ruskin and His Contemporaries
95% match

Ruskin and His Contemporaries

Acc Art Books

£39.81 30 Jun 2026
Algernon Charles Swinburne: Unofficial Laureate
95% match

Algernon Charles Swinburne: Unofficial Laureate

Manchester University Press

£60.43 06 Mar 2026
Ruskin After 200: Thinking with Ruskin in the Twenty-First Century
95% match

Ruskin After 200: Thinking with Ruskin in the Twenty-First Century

MACMILLAN

£114.06 18 Jun 2026
Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning: Interviews and Recollections
95% match

Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning: Interviews and Recollections

MACMILLAN

£107.00 13 Apr 2026
Browning, Victorian Poetics and the Romantic Legacy: Challenging the Personal Voice
95% match

Browning, Victorian Poetics and the Romantic Legacy: Challenging the Personal Voice

Routledge

£47.99 07 Mar 2026
Routledge - The Victorian Art School: Architecture, History
95% match

Routledge - The Victorian Art School: Architecture, History

Routledge

£136.27 13 Apr 2026
The Critical Thought of W. B. Yeats
95% match

The Critical Thought of W. B. Yeats

Springer

£66.48 13 Jun 2026
Victorian Poetry in Context (Texts and Contexts)
95% match

Victorian Poetry in Context (Texts and Contexts)

Bloomsbury Academic

£84.29 03 Jul 2026
Yeats and Modern Poetry
95% match

Yeats and Modern Poetry

Cambridge University Press

£60.58 01 May 2026
Christina Rossetti and Illustration: A Publishing History (Series in Victorian Studies)
95% match

Christina Rossetti and Illustration: A Publishing History (Series in Victorian Studies)

Ohio University Press

£64.00 24 Apr 2026
The Aesthetics of Space in Nineteenth Century British Literature, 1843-1907 (Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture)
95% match

The Aesthetics of Space in Nineteenth Century British Literature, 1843-1907 (Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture)

Edinburgh University Press

£80.00 26 Mar 2026
Twentieth-Century Poetry and the Visual Arts
95% match

Twentieth-Century Poetry and the Visual Arts

Cambridge University Press

£57.33 04 Jul 2026
Wordsworth and Evolution in Victorian Literature: Entangled Influence (The Nineteenth Century Series)
95% match

Wordsworth and Evolution in Victorian Literature: Entangled Influence (The Nineteenth Century Series)

Routledge

£136.09 14 Apr 2026
Poetry in the Making: Creativity and Composition in Victorian Poetic Drafts
95% match

Poetry in the Making: Creativity and Composition in Victorian Poetic Drafts

Oxford University Press

£76.50 24 Apr 2026
A History of Modern Poetry, Volume I: From the 1890s to the High Modernist Mode
95% match

A History of Modern Poetry, Volume I: From the 1890s to the High Modernist Mode

Belknap Press

£40.95 14 Apr 2026