The Revolution in Popular Literature
The Revolution in Popular Literature

Author: Ian Haywood

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004-07-08

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 9780521835466

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This book takes a new look at the evolution of popular literature in Britain in the Romantic and Victorian periods. Making use of a wide range of archival and primary sources, he argues that radical politics played a decisive role in the transformation of popular literature. By charting the key moments in the history of 'cheap' literature, the book casts new light on the many neglected popular genres and texts: the 'pig's meat' anthology, the female-authored didactic tale, and Chartist fiction.

The Dublin Review
The Dublin Review

Author: Nicholas Patrick Wiseman

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2024-11-13

Total Pages: 550

ISBN-13: 3368780697

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1846.

Authority and Reform
Authority and Reform

Author: Mark G. Vásquez

Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9781572332133

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As a reformative force, the literary text encouraged activism among all its readers, but affected (and was affected by) women more profoundly than, and differently from, men.".