History and Community

Taylor & Francis

History and CommunityEssays in Victorian Medievalism\nAuthor(s): Florence S. Boos\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138124783, 978-1138124783\nSynopsis\nThe essays in this volume, originally published in 1992, examine some of the pervasive implications of Victorian medievalism, and assess its creative manifestations and dual capacities for expression of reformist anger and escapist retreat. Some of the emotional and intllectual reasons for the strong Victorian attraction to medieval history and litereature are discussed and emblematic responses to this attraction are examined.