The world in play : portraits of a Victorian concept /

19th-century Britain was a world in play. The Victorians invented the weekend and built hundreds of parks and playgrounds. The playful child became a symbol for the future. This book explores the extent to which play pervades 19th-century literature and culture.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kaiser, Matthew (Author)
Corporate Author: UPSO eCollections (University Press Scholarship Online)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2012], ©2012.
Subjects:
1800-1899
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Play in literature.
Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Jeu dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature
Play in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:19th-century Britain was a world in play. The Victorians invented the weekend and built hundreds of parks and playgrounds. The playful child became a symbol for the future. This book explores the extent to which play pervades 19th-century literature and culture.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 203 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0804778949
9780804778947

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