{"product_id":"9781405135788","title":"Why Victorian Literature Still Matters","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley-Blackwell Manifestos\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eWhy Victorian Literature Still Matters\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePhilip Davis\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWhy Victorian Literature Still Matters\u003c\/i\u003e is a passionate defense of Victorian literature’s enduring impact and importance for readers interested in the relationship between literature and life, reading and thinking.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the prominence of Victorian literature for contemporary readers and academics, through the author’s unique insight into why it is still important today\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides new frames of interpretation for key Victorian works of literature and close readings of important texts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues for a new engagement with Victorian literature, from general readers and scholars alike\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSeeks to remove Victorian literature from an entrenched set of values, traditions and perspectives - demonstrating how vital and resonant it is for modern literary and cultural analysis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003ePhilip Davis\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English Literature in the School of English, University of Liverpool, UK. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Victorians\u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eBernard Malamud: A Writer's Life\u003c\/i\u003e. His other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Experience of Reading; Real Voices: On Reading\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMemory and Writing: from Wordsworth to Lawrence\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as works on Shakespeare and Samuel Johnson. He is also editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, a non-academic literary magazine aimed at the serious reader.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 October 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405135788\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e192\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.36\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315476590732,"sku":"9781405135788","price":94.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405135788_0e675cf3-25cd-476f-8503-1b96281fdbd2.jpg?v=1780113845","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405135788","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}