A vivid and affectionate portrait of a provincial town in early Victorian England, Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford describes a community dominated by its independent and refined women. This edition includes two related short pieces by Gaskell, "The Last Generation in England" and "The Cage at Cranford." Dinah Birch's introduction reflects recent revaluations of Gaskell's work and the growing recognition that Cranford is much more than the gently charming comedy that is was once taken to be. The book includes an up-to-date bibliography and expanded notes.

Cranford (Oxford World's Classics)

Literature & Fiction

GASKELL, Elizabeth

Porges Watson, Elizabeth

Birch, Dinah

British & Irish

Oxford University Press

Based on the bestselling Oxford Companion to English Literature, this is an indispensable, compact guide to all aspects of English literature. Over 5,500 new and revised alphabetical entries give unrivaled coverage of writers, works, historical context, literary theory, allusions, characters, and plot summaries. The entries range from brief identifications of fictional characters to fascinating and informative articles that cover such topics as major authors, key literary works, and major genres in fiction, including science fiction, fantasy, biography, and crime fiction. For this fourth edition, the dictionary has been fully revised and updated to include expanded coverage of postcolonial, African, black British, and children's literature, as well as improved representation in the areas of science fiction, biography, travel literature, women's writing, gay and lesbian writing, and American literature. The appendices listing literary prize winners--including the Nobel, Man Booker, and Pulitzer prizes--have all been updated and there is also a timeline, chronicling the development of English literature from c. 1000 to the present day. Many entries feature recommended web links, which are listed and regularly updated on a dedicated companion website. Written originally by a team of more than 140 distinguished authors and extensively updated for this new edition, this book provides an essential point of reference for English students, teachers, and all other readers of literature in English.

The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (Oxford Quick Reference)

Hooper, Katy

Reference

For many years Ruskin has seemed, at best, a conservative thinker on gender roles. At worst, his lecture On Queens' Gardens from Sesame and Lilies was read as a locus classicus of Victorian patriarchal oppression. These essays challenge such assumptions, presenting a wide-ranging revaluation of Ruskin's place in relation to gender, and offering new perspectives on continuing debates on issues of gender - in the Victorian period, and in our own.

Ruskin and Gender

O'Gorman, Francis

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Our Victorian Education (Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos)

This groundbreaking book combines a historical interpretation ofVictorian educational debate with a critical overview ofcontemporary educational thought.Traces the roots of contemporary educational practice in thevalues of Victorian thinkingCombines detailed consideration of Victorian sources, literaryand non-literary, with reflections on their legacy in the 21stcenturyReflects on questions of social class, religion, and gender asthe Victorians defined them in relation to educational idealsSuggests challenging connections between literary and socialhistory and contemporary dilemmas

Wiley/Blackwell

This groundbreaking book combines a historical interpretation of Victorian educational debate with a critical overview of contemporary educational thought. 
<ul> <li>Traces the roots of contemporary educational practice in the values of Victorian thinking 
</li> <li>Combines detailed consideration of Victorian sources, literary and non-literary, with reflections on their legacy in the 21st century 
</li> <li>Reflects on questions of social class, religion, and gender as the Victorians defined them in relation to educational ideals 
</li> <li>Suggests challenging connections between literary and social history and contemporary dilemmas</li> </ul>

Fors Clavigera (1871-1884), Ruskin's serial 'Letters to the Workmen of Great Britain', is his most controversial and personal text.  'I neither wish to please, nor displease you; but to provoke you to think', Ruskin told his readers.Discursive, angry, and uncompromising, Fors is now seen as the most innovative and in many ways the most modern work of his later years.  Interest in its extraordinary achievement has steadily expanded.  Tim Hilton's biography identifies Fors Clavigera as 'Ruskin's masterpiece'.  The lack of an accessible edition has obstructed the testing of Hilton's claim.This selected edition of Fors Clavigera is the first since the Library edition completed its 3-volume text (long out of print, and now often hard to find) in 1907.  It provides an extensive and carefully chosen selection of the most challenging writing in Fors, including several complete letters and sequences.  The densely allusive text is elucidated with full annotation, and the edition is provided with a critical in

Fors Clavigera

History & Criticism

Edinburgh University Press

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Cranford (Oxford World's Classics)

The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (Oxford Quick Reference)

Ruskin and Gender

Ruskin and Gender

Our Victorian Education (Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos)

Our Victorian Education (Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos)

Fors Clavigera