Time and Timelessness in Victorian Poetry

by Irmtraud Huber

Time and Timelessness in Victorian Poetry explores the question of poetry's relation to time and argues that this relation is historically contingent - as the concept of time changes, so too do the shaping forms and definitions of poetry. Victorian literature provides a rich testing field for its hypothesis, since the nineteenth century saw momentous changes in the ways people thought about and experienced time. This book demonstrates that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399511815
• ISBN13: 9781399511810
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"