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1895 : Drama, Disaster and Disgrace in Late Victorian Britain.
Explores the lasting cultural and political impact of this remarkable year. Oscar Wilde's disastrous libel suit against the Marquess of Queensberry dominated British newspapers during the spring of 1895. Now, Nicholas Freeman shows that the Wilde scandal was just one of many events to capture t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
2011.
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| Colección: | Edinburgh critical studies in Victorian culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Explores the lasting cultural and political impact of this remarkable year. Oscar Wilde's disastrous libel suit against the Marquess of Queensberry dominated British newspapers during the spring of 1895. Now, Nicholas Freeman shows that the Wilde scandal was just one of many events to capture the public's imagination that year. Had Jack the Ripper returned? Did the Prime Minister have a dreadful secret? Were Aubrey Beardsley's drawings corrupting the nation? Were overpaid foreign players ruining English football? Could cricket save a nation from moral ruin? Freak weather, flu, a General Election, industrial unrest, New Women, fraud, accidents, anarchists, balloons and bicycles all stirred up interest and alarm. 1895 shows how this turbulent year is at the same time far removed from our own day and strangely familiar. Key Features. Interweaves literature, politics and historical biography with topics such as crime, the weather, sport, visual art and journalism to give an overarching view of everyday life in 1895 Draws on strikingly diverse primary sources, from the Aberdeen Weekly Journal to the Women's Signal Budget, and from the Illustrated Police News to The Yellow Book Eclectically illustrated with stills from plays and reproductions of newspaper front pages to bring Victorian culture to life |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (249 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-227) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780748650842 0748650849 9780748650835 0748650830 074865139X 9780748651399 1283370077 9781283370073 9786613370075 661337007X |