Victorian biography reconsidered
Atkinson, Juliette.
Victorian biography reconsidered a study of nineteenth-century 'hidden' lives / [electronic resource] : Juliette Atkinson. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Through an examination of numerous biographies, from the lives of working-class scientists to minor women writers, 'Victorian Biography Reconsidered' examines how and why 19th-century biographers challenged the contemporary obsession with 'great men' and brought to public attention the lives of neglected or unknown men and women.
9780191722967 (ebook) : No price
Biography--19th century.
CT81
920.009034
Victorian biography reconsidered a study of nineteenth-century 'hidden' lives / [electronic resource] : Juliette Atkinson. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Through an examination of numerous biographies, from the lives of working-class scientists to minor women writers, 'Victorian Biography Reconsidered' examines how and why 19th-century biographers challenged the contemporary obsession with 'great men' and brought to public attention the lives of neglected or unknown men and women.
9780191722967 (ebook) : No price
Biography--19th century.
CT81
920.009034