Hatred and Civility: The Antisocial Life in Victorian England

by Christopher Lane

Book Overview

To understand hatred and civility in today's world, argues Christopher Lane, we should start with Victorian fiction. Although the word "Victorian" generally brings to mind images of prudish sexuality and well-heeled snobbery, it has above all become synonymous with self-sacrifice, earnest devotion, and moral rectitude. Yet this idealized version of Victorian England is surprisingly scarce in the period's literature--and its journalism, sermons, poems,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231130651
• ISBN13: 9780231130653
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Hatred and Civility--Timely Subjects

This is a fascinating book about topics that are everywhere in the news these days. Lane compares our perspective on hatred with the Victorians, drawing striking parallels without obscuring key differences. A very accessible book that I learned a lot from. Five stars.