Marriage and Morals Among the Victorians
and other essays
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2001
Summary
In these brilliant essays, Gertrude Himmelfarb, one of America’s most respected scholars of Victorian thought and culture, explores the many facets, public and private, of the Victorian idea of morality. Incisively and provocatively she illuminates the “moral imagination” of the Victorians, “the imagination that treasured the complexity of the heart and mind and that sought, by aesthetic means as well as ethical, to adorn and enhance rather than destroy the ‘decent drapery of life.’” The conv…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781566633703 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1566633702 |
| Author: | Gertrude Himmelfarb |
| Publisher: | Ivan R Dee, Inc |
| Imprint: | Ivan R Dee, Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2001 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 141mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
It more than confirms her reputation as one of the most gifted and trenchant observers of the Victorian scene.
An important book that deserves a wide readership. * The New York Times *A collection of extraordinarily intelligent essays. * National Review *It more than confirms her reputation as one of the most gifted and trenchant observers of the Victorian scene. – John Gross * The New York Times *
About The Author
Gertrude Himmelfarb
Gertrude Himmelfarb is professor emeritus of history in the Graduate School of the City University of New York. She has written extensively on Victorian England, including The De-Moralization of Society, Poverty and Compassion, The Idea of Poverty, On Liberty and Liberalism, and Victorian Minds. She lives in Washington, D.C.
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