Heaven, Hell, and the Victorians

by Michael Wheeler

Book Overview

The Victorians were obsessed with death, bereavement, and funeral rituals, and speculated vigorously on the nature of heaven, hell, and divine judgment. This popular abridgement of Michael Wheeler's award-winning Death and the Future Life in Victorian Literature and Theology looks at the literary implications of Victorian views of death and the life beyond, and recreates vividly the fear and hope embodied in the theological positions of the novelists...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521455650
• ISBN13: 9780521455657
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"