'England's darling' : The Victorian cult of Alfred the Great /

During the last two decades, numerous studies have been devoted to the Victorian fascination with King Arthur, however . the figure of King Alfred has received almost no attention. For much of the nineteenth century, Alfred was as important as Arthur in the British popular imagination. A pervasive c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Parker, Joanne, 1974- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2018
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Alfred, > King of England, > 849-899 > In literature.
Alfred, > King of England, > 849-899 > Influence.
English literature > 19th century > Themes, motives.
Popular culture > Great Britain > 19th century > Themes, motives.
Medievalism > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The day of a thousand years : Alfred and the Victorian mania for commemoration
  • Medievalism, Anglo-Saxonism, and the nineteenth century
  • Turning a king into a hero : nine hundred years of pre-Victorian reinvention
  • The hero as king : Alfred and nineteenth-century politics
  • "The root and spring of everything we love in church and state" : Alfred and Victorian progress
  • "The most perfect character in history" : Alfred and Victorian morality
  • "Never to be confused with King Arthur" : Alfred after Victoria.

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