The Cambridge Introduction to Victorian Poetry（ISBN=97805216
Victorian poetry was read and enjoyed by a much largeraudience than is sometimes thought. Publication inwidely-circulating periodicals, reprinting in book reviews, andexcerpting in novels and essays ensured that major poets such asTennyson, Browning, Hardy and Rossetti were household names, andthey remain popular today. The Cambridge Introduction to VictorianPoetry provides an accessible overview of British poetry from 1830to 1901, paying particular attention to its role in mass mediaprint culture. Designed to interest both students and scholars, thebook traces lively dialogues between poets and explains poets'choices of form, style and language. It also demonstrates poetry'srelevance to Victorian debates on science, social justice,religion, imperialism, and art. Featuring a glossary of literaryterms, a guide to further reading, and two examples of closereadings of Victorian poems, this introduction is the idealstarting-point for the study of verse in the nineteenthcentury. ? Covers all of Victor
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