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Sep 29, 2020 · The spirit of the age : Victorian essays. "None of the stereotypes of Victorian England - narrow-minded, inhibited, moralistic, complacent - prepares us for the vitality, variety, and above all extraordinary quality of intellectual life displayed in this volume of essays.
In 1831, at the age of twenty-five, John Stuart Mill published a series of essays (anonymously, as was the custom) in the radical weekly the Examiner, under the title “The Spirit of the Age.”
The spirit of the age : Victorian essays Publication date 2007 Topics English essays -- 19th century, Authors, English -- 19th century -- Political and social views, Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 19th century -- Sources, Great Britain -- Civilization -- 19th century -- Sources Publisher New Haven : Yale University Press Collection
Jan 1, 2007 · Selected and annotated by Gertrude Himmelfarb, a distinguished historian of Victorian thought, the writings in this volume address a wide range of subjects, including religion, politics, history,...
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The Spirit of the Age: Victorian Essays. Gertrude Himmelfarb. Yale University Press, 2007 - Authors, English - 327 pages. A wide-ranging collection of Victorian writings by John Stuart Mill,...
Apr 14, 2009 · The Spirit of the Age: Victorian Essays. Paperback – April 14, 2009. by Gertrude Himmelfarb (Editor) 5.0 1 rating. See all formats and editions. A wide-ranging collection of Victorian writings by John Stuart Mill, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, and other leading lights of the era.
This volume offers a representative sampling of essays from the early, middle, and late Victorian periods, each accompanied by an introductory note. Himmelfarb also introduces the volume with two enlightening essays, one on the evolving spirit of the age, and the other on the essay as a genre and on the important periodicals that attracted such ...
