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Routledge Class, Culture and Suburban Anxieties in the Victorian Era

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Explore the complex social dynamics of nineteenth-century Britain with this scholarly work from Routledge Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature. This book examines how mid- to late-Victorian writers created a unique literary sub-genre focused on the rise of the suburb. Through an analysis of primary sources, the text explores the tension between the suburban ideal and the actual realities of the time. It looks at how literature attempted to reassure readers that the suburb served as a space where middle-class values could be enforced and where outsiders could be controlled. This study provides a deep look at the anxieties surrounding class and culture during a period of massive social change. Perfect for students, historians, and literary scholars, this volume offers a detailed perspective on how the Victorian suburb was represented in writing. It addresses the dissonance between the promised stability of suburban life and the evidence that such an ideal was rarely achieved in practice.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0415802172
Category: Books > Subjects > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > History & Criticism > Literary Theory & Movements
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 04 November 2009
Listed Since: 09 January 2009

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